2009-09-20T20:06:46-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/king+saul/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%2015:1-35&version=NIV 2009-09-20T20:06:46-05:00 The Amalekites were bitter foes of the Israelites. In this passage, king Saul is directed to wipe them out, but disobeyed. As a result, the Amalekites remain a thorn in the side of Israel for years to come. http://sermonindex.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=21391&forum=34&37 2008-01-02T00:40:41-05:00 We read in 1 Sam 9:15-17, the Lord told Samuel : "Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be king over My people Israel