Translations
But Saul and the people spared Agag, along with the best sheep and cattle, the fattened calves and lambs — everything of value. They refused to destroy these under the sacred ban. Only what was despised and worthless did they actually put to death.
But Sha'ul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep and cattle, the fattened calves and the lambs — everything that was good. They were unwilling to place them under the herem. Everything that was despised and worthless — that they devoted to destruction.
But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.