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=====The beginning of Saul's reign (13:1-15:35)=====
Despite his numerous military victories, Saul disobeys Yahweh's instructions. First of all, after a battle against the Philistines, he does not wait for Samuel to arrive before he offers sacrifices. Meanwhile, it turns out that the Philistines have been killing and capturing blacksmiths in order to ensure the Israelites
Over time, Saul fights the [[Moab|Moabites]], the [[Ammon|Ammonites]], the [[Edom|Edomites]], the [[Zobah|Zobahites]], the Philistines and the [[Amalek|Amalekites]], winning victory over them all; his kingdom is in a constant state of war, and he constantly recruits new heroes to his army. However, he disobeys God's instruction to destroy Amalek: Saul spares [[Agag]], the Amalekite ruler, and the best portion of the Amalekite flocks to present them as sacrifices. Samuel rebukes Saul and tells him that God has now chosen another man to be king of Israel. Samuel then kills Agag himself.
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