Agag Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Agag, king of the Amalekites, was spared by Saul but killed by Samuel.
king of the Amalekites (1SA 15:8)
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Agag
roof; upper floor
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Agag
· Also called · H90 none · 1SA 15:8 [poss.] violent
- en Bougeon · Also called
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King of the Amalekites
· Title · H4428, H6002 G935, none · 1SA 15:8 king [of] Amalek
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אֲגַ֥ג
agag · H90 · 1SA 15:8 [poss.] violent
- he אֲגָג · H0090H
- he אֲגָגִי · H0091
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מֶֽלֶךְ־עֲמָלֵק
melek amaleq · Title · H4428, H6002 · 1SA 15:8 king [of] Amalek
- el Αγαγ Agag · none · 1SA 15:8
- el Βουγαίου · G9826
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βασιλέα Αμαληκ
basiléa Amalēk · Title · G935, none · 1SA 15:8 king [of] Amalek
- bg Агаг
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Agag Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Agag was the king of the Amalekites during the reign of King Saul of Israel. God commanded Saul to attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything, including Agag. Saul defeated the Amalekites but spared Agag and the best of the livestock. The prophet Samuel rebuked Saul for his disobedience and told him that God had rejected him as king. Samuel then summoned Agag and "hewed him in pieces before the Lord." (1Sa.15.8,9,20,32,33)
The book of Esther mentions that Haman, the enemy of the Jews, was an Agagite, which suggests he may have been a descendant of Agag the Amalekite. (Est.3.1,10; 8.3,5; 9.24).
Agag 2 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Another king of the Amalekites whom Saul spared unlawfully, but whom Samuel on his arrival in the camp of Saul ordered, in retributive justice (Judg. 1), to be brought out and cut in pieces (1 Sam. 15:8-33. Comp. Ex. 17:11; Num. 14:45).
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