1 Samuel 15:21
1 Samuel 15:20-21 The Message (MSG)
Saul defended himself. “What are you talking about? I did obey GOD. I did the job GOD set for me. I brought in King Agag and destroyed the Amalekites under the terms of the holy ban. So the soldiers saved back a few choice sheep and cattle from the holy ban for sacrifice to GOD at Gilgal—what’s wrong with that?”
1 Samuel 15:21 King James Version (KJV)
But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.
1 Samuel 15:21 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But the people took some of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the choicest of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to the LORD your God at Gilgal.”
1 Samuel 15:21 New Century Version (NCV)
The soldiers took the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God at Gilgal.”
1 Samuel 15:21 American Standard Version (ASV)
But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God in Gilgal.
1 Samuel 15:21 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
The soldiers took sheep and cattle from the plunder, the best of what was devoted to God, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at Gilgal.’
1 Samuel 15:21 New King James Version (NKJV)
But the people took of the plunder, sheep and oxen, the best of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal.”
1 Samuel 15:21 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But the people took some of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the best of the things [that were] to be totally destroyed, to sacrifice to the LORD your God at Gilgal.”