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
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
8 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive and devoted to destruction all the people with the edge of the sword.