1. 1 Samuel 15:8 (NEG79)
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Why did Saul spare the life of the Amalekite king?

1 Samuel 15:8 (NEG79)

8 Il prit vivant Agag, roi d'Amalek, et il dévoua par interdit tout le peuple en le passant au fil de l'épée.

Saul most likely spared Agag because he wanted to keep him as a royal prisoner and thereby display his military prowess and prestige (see also Jehoiachin in 2 Kings 25:27–30).1