^{13 Ref} And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of Jehovah: I have performed the commandment of Jehovah.

^{14 Ref} And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

^{15 Ref} And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto Jehovah thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.