- Because:
- "And [Benhadad] saidª° unto¹ him, The cities,ª which¹ my fatherª tookª° from¹¹ thy father,ª I will restore;ª° and thou shalt makeª° streetsª for thee in Damascus,ª as¹ my fatherª madeª° in Samaria.ª Then [said Ahab], I¹ will send thee awayª° with this covenant.ª So he madeª° a covenantª with him, and sent him away.ª°" {1Kg 20:34} + "But the kingª of Syriaª commandedª°¹ his¹ thirtyª and twoª captains² that had rule over¹ his¹ chariots,ª saying,ª° Fightª° neither¹ with¹ smallª nor great,ª save¹¹ only¹ with¹ the kingª of Israel.ª ... So the kingª died,ª° and was broughtª° to Samaria;ª and they buriedª°¹ the kingª in Samaria.ª" {1Kg 22:31-37} + "But Saulª and the peopleª sparedª°¹ Agag,ª and the bestª of the sheep,ª and of the oxen,ª and of the fatlings,ª and the lambs,ª and all¹ [that was] good,ª and wouldª° not¹ utterly destroyª° them: but every¹ thingª [that was] vileª and refuse,ª° that they destroyed utterly.ª° ... It repenteth²° me¹ that¹ I have set upª°¹ Saulª [to be] king:ª for¹ he is turned backª° from followingª¹ me, and hath not¹ performedª° my commandments.ª And it grievedª° Samuel;ª and he criedª° unto¹ the LORDª all¹ night.ª" {1Sm 15:9-11}
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