Samuel said, "Though you were little in your own sight, weren't you made the head of the tribes of Israel? Yahweh anointed you king over Israel;
"I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites ... I have brought Agag the king"  (1 Samuel 15:20).  Could Saul have meant that the king was not an Amalekite?  His words made no sense at all.  There can be no wonder that Samuel commanded him to, `Shut up'!