7 and Saul attacked the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur, which is just east of Egypt.
8 Every Amalekite was killed except King Agag.
9 Saul and his army let Agag live, and they also spared the best sheep and cattle. They didn't want to destroy anything of value, so they only killed the animals that were worthless or weak.
10 The Lord told Samuel,
11 “Saul has stopped obeying me, and I'm sorry that I made him king.”Samuel was angry, and he cried out in prayer to the Lord all night.
12 Early the next morning he went to talk with Saul. Someone told him, “Saul went to Carmel, where he had a monument built so everyone would remember his victory. Then he left for Gilgal.”
13 Samuel finally caught up with Saul, and Saul told him, “I hope the Lord will bless you! I have done what the Lord told me.”