Saul led the Israelites to a great victory over the Amalekites but he did not follow God's instructions. He allowed his men to take things from the Amalekites and he let their king live.
22 And Samuel said, “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.
