Verse | Translation | Text |
1Sa 15:15 | Strong Concordance | And Saul [07586] said [0559], They have brought [0935] them from the Amalekites [06003]: for the people [05971] spared [02550] the best [04315] of the sheep [06629] and of the oxen [01241], to sacrifice [02076] unto the LORD [03068] thy God [0430]; and the rest [03498] we have utterly destroyed [02763]. |
King James | And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
There is something thoroughly mean in his attempt to shift the responsibility of what was done from his own kingly shoulders to those of the people. Every word uttered by Saul seems to indicate the breaking down of his moral character. |