1 Samuel 15:15 meaning and explanation

Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”

1 Samuel 15:15, Berean Standard Bible

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Saul answers Samuel's question about the noise of sheep and cattle. God had commanded that all the Amalekites' livestock be devoted to destruction, yet Saul blames his troops for sparing the best animals, claiming they were kept to sacrifice to the LORD at Gilgal.

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