1 Samuel 15:8

WEB

He took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

KJV

And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

Commentary

And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive,.... This name seems to be a common name of the kings of these people , as Pharaoh was of the Egyptians, see Num 24:2 . When this king fell into the hands of Saul, he did not put him to death, as he should have done, but preserved him; for what reasons, see in the following verse: and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword; that is, all that came in his way, or fell into his hands; all between Havilah and Shur; all excepting those that made their escape, for we after read of Amalekites, and that in large bodies, Sa1 27:8 .