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1 Samuel 15:3-9

3 Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”

4 So Saul summoned the men and mustered them at Telaim—two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men from Judah.

5 Saul went to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the ravine.

6 Then he said to the Kenites, “Go away, leave the Amalekites so that I do not destroy you along with them; for you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.

7 Then Saul attacked the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, to the east of Egypt.

8 He took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and all his people he totally destroyed with the sword.

9 But Saul and the army spared Agag and the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs—everything that was good. These they were unwilling to destroy completely, but everything that was despised and weak they totally destroyed.

Cross References for 1 Samuel 15:3-9

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Ezekiel 9:6 - Slaughter old men, young men and maidens, women and children, but do not touch anyone who has t... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 9:6 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 9:6

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Jeremiah 50:21 - “Attack the land of Merathaim and those who live in Pekod. Pursue, kill and completely destroy ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 50:21 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 50:21

Numbers 24:20 - Balaam’s Final Oracles Then Balaam saw Amalek and uttered his oracle: “Amalek was first among t... Click to read the verse Numbers 24:20 Click to read the verse Numbers 24:20

Exodus 20:5 - You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, pun... Click to read the verse Exodus 20:5 Click to read the verse Exodus 20:5

1 Samuel 30:17 - David fought them from dusk until the evening of the next day, and none of them got away, excep... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 30:17 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 30:17

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1 Samuel 15:9 - But Saul and the army spared Agag and the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lamb... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 15:9 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 15:9

Lamentations 2:21 - “Young and old lie together in the dust of the streets; my young men and maidens have fallen by... Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:21 Click to read the verse Lamentations 2:21

Leviticus 27:28-29 - “‘But nothing that a man owns and devotes to the Lord—whether man or animal or family land—may ... Click to read the verse Leviticus 27:28-29 Click to read the verse Leviticus 27:28-29

Leviticus 27:28 - “‘But nothing that a man owns and devotes to the Lord—whether man or animal or family land—may ... Click to read the verse Leviticus 27:28 Click to read the verse Leviticus 27:28

Deuteronomy 13:15-16 - you must certainly put to the sword all who live in that town. Destroy it completely, both its ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 13:15-16 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 13:15-16

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Numbers 31:15 - “Have you allowed all the women to live?” he asked them. Click to read the verse Numbers 31:15 Click to read the verse Numbers 31:15

Deuteronomy 2:34 - At that time we took all his towns and completely destroyed them—men, women and children. We le... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 2:34 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 2:34

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Joshua 6:21 - They devoted the city to the Lord and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men and... Click to read the verse Joshua 6:21 Click to read the verse Joshua 6:21

Joshua 6:17-21 - The city and all that is in it are to be devoted to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute and all... Click to read the verse Joshua 6:17-21 Click to read the verse Joshua 6:17-21

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1 Samuel 15:8 - He took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and all his people he totally destroyed with the sword. Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 15:8 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 15:8

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2 Samuel 1:8 - “He asked me, ‘Who are you?’ “‘An Amalekite,’ I answered. Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 1:8 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 1:8

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Jeremiah 51:22 - with you I shatter man and woman, with you I shatter old man and youth, with you I shatter youn... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:22 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:22