15:14 Samuel replied, “If that is the case, ²  then what is this sound of sheep in my ears and the sound of cattle that I hear?” 15:15 Saul said, “They were brought ³  from the Amalekites; the army spared the best of the flocks and cattle to sacrifice to the Lord our God. But everything else we slaughtered.”

15:16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Wait a minute! ⁴  Let me tell you what the Lord said to me last night.” Saul ⁵  said to him, “Tell me.” 15:17 Samuel said, “Is it not true that when you were insignificant in your own eyes, you became head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord chose ⁶  you as king over Israel. 15:18 The Lord sent you on a campaign ⁷  saying, ‘Go and exterminate those sinful Amalekites! Fight against them until you ⁸  have destroyed them.’ 15:19 Why haven’t you obeyed ⁹  the Lord? Instead you have greedily rushed upon the plunder! You have done what is wrong in the Lord’s estimation.” ¹⁰ 

15:20 Then Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed ¹¹  the Lord! I went on the campaign ¹²  the Lord sent me on. I brought back King Agag of the Amalekites after exterminating the Amalekites.