1 Samuel 15:8 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and he catcheth Agag king of Amalek alive, and all the people he hath devoted by the mouth of the sword;

English ASV

And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

English Amplified

And he took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, though he utterly destroyed all the rest of the people with the sword.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And he took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, though he utterly destroyed all the rest of the people with the sword.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

He captured King Agag of Amalek alive, but he completely destroyed all the rest of the people with the sword.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he took Agag the king of Amalek alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

English EASY 2024

Saul caught their king, Agag, while he was still alive. Saul's soldiers used their swords to kill all of Agag's people.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Agag was the king of the Amalekites. Saul captured Agag alive. Saul let Agag live, but he killed all the men in Agag's army.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

he captured King Agag of Amalek alive and killed all the people.

English God's Word - GW 1995

He captured King Agag of Amalek alive. But he claimed all the people for God by destroying them.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but he completely destroyed all the rest of the people with the sword.

English KJV 1611

And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

He captured Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

He took Agag, king of Amalek, alive, but on the rest of the people he put into effect the ban of destruction by the sword.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

He captured King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but he executed all Agag’s people with the sword.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He took Agag, the king of the Amalekites, alive. He and his men totally destroyed all of Agag's people with swords.

English NIV

He took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and all his people he totally destroyed with the sword.

English NKJ 1982

He also took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

English NLT

He captured Agag, the Amalekite king, but completely destroyed everyone else.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

He took King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

He captured Agag, the king of the Amalekites, but killed everyone else.

English Tyndale 1537

and took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

1 Samuel 15:8 — Compare Translations