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# General Information:
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Saul seeks to continue the fight against the Philistines.
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# let us not leave one of them alive
This is stated in a negative way to emphasize the slaughter. It can be stated in positive form. AT: "let us kill every one of them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])
# Do whatever seems good to you
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Saul had the support of his army to continue the fight.
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# Let us approach God here
Here "approaching God" is associated with asking him counsel. AT: "Let us ask God what we should do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# give them into the hand of Israel
Here "hand" refers to the power to defeat them. AT: "enable us to defeat them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# But God did not answer him that day
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This implies that God was not willing to help Saul.