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Agag

People & Groups • Old Testament
Agag was the title or name of Amalekite kings. Samuel executed the Agag whom Saul had spared, because Saul had disobeyed God’s command.
Biblical Usage
Saul spared Agag contrary to the divine command to destroy the Amalekites. Samuel rebuked Saul and ordered Agag brought out, then put him to death for the atrocities committed by him and his nation.
Scripture References
Numbers 24:7 Judges 1 1 Samuel 15:8-33 Exodus 17:11 Numbers 14:45 1 Samuel 15:8 1 Samuel 15:9 1 Samuel 15:20 1 Samuel 15:32 Exodus 17:14 Exodus 25:17 Esther 3:1 Esther 3:10 Esther 8:3 Esther 8:5