29 Furthermore, no condemned* person who is set apart for destruction may be redeemed.+ He should be put to death without fail.+

9 However, Saul and the people spared* Aʹgag and the best of the flock, the herd, the fattened animals, the rams, and all that was good.+ They did not want to devote them to destruction. But all the goods that were worthless and unwanted, these they devoted to destruction.

10 Cursed is the one who carries out the mission of Jehovah neglectfully!

Cursed is the one who holds back his sword from bloodshed!