Amalek

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1 Samuel 15

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

15 And Samuel saith unto Saul, `Me did Jehovah send to anoint thee for king over His people, over Israel; and now, hearken to the voice of the words of Jehovah:
2 `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, I have looked after that which Amalek did to Israel, that which he laid for him in the way in his going up out of Egypt.
3 Now, go, and thou hast smitten Amalek, and devoted all that it hath, and thou hast no pity on it, and hast put to death from man unto woman, from infant unto suckling, from ox unto sheep, from camel unto ass.'

This translation is clearly wrong, God did not command him to destroy men, women, and children nor did he think that God commanded him to do so nor did he do so. In fact he even spared Agag himself.

Common Sense Tranlation (CST):

Now go, attack the Amalekites and all who "spare not but put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys"

in other words, it was the Amelekites that put men, women, and children to death.