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Agag came to him confined with chains and said, "Surely death is bitter."

The text here is unclear. Possible meanings are 1) Agag knows that Samuel will not spare his life, as Saul had, or 2) Agag no longer thinks he will be killed. Alternate translation: "Agag came to him confidently, thinking to himself, 'Surely I am no longer in danger of dying.'" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom)

Agag came to him confined with chains and said

"They brought Agag to him bound by chains and Agag said"