Read 1 Samuel 15.1-9
In 15.1-35: Another rejection of Saul.
In verse 2: An allusion to the story in Ex 17.8-16, which is also recalled in Deut 25.17-19.
In verse 3: The order to utterly destroy the Amalekites reflects the practice of the "ban" or "devotion to its destruction" (Heb., "harem"), use by Israel and other peoples in the ancient Near East.
When it was implemented, the enemy and all their property were annihilated as a kind of sacrifice to the deity.
In verses 4: Saul's army is unbelievably large.
Either the figures have been exaggerated or the Hebrew word translated "thousands" actual refers to a military unit much smaller than a thousand men.
In verse 6: The precise event in which the Kenites showed kindness is unknown.
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