Agag
[ ey-gag ]
noun
an Amalekite king who was captured and spared by Saul but later killed by Samuel. 1 Samuel 15.
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Here was the "city" of tents of which Agag was shêkh, and which the troops of the Israelitish king burnt and spoiled.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SayceHe was seldom much moved by them, and he pursued them without haste or flurry, treading delicately like Agag of old.
Olive in Italy | Moray DaltonSo he hewed it in pieces before the altar, as Samuel hewed Agag.
Thirty Years in Australia | Ada CambridgeKing Saul obeyed the injunction, save that he spared the life of Agag, the Amalekite king, and some of the finest animals.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2) | Lassa Francis OppenheimThen we are told that the prophet Samuel rebuked Saul and "hewed Agag in pieces with his own hand."
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2) | Lassa Francis Oppenheim
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