1 Samuel 15:5

And Saul came to a city of Amalek,.... With his army, perhaps the nearest city of it to the land of Israel; though some think that Amalek was the name of the city, and was the metropolis of the…

Saul came to a city of Amalek - I believe the original should be translated, and Saul came to the city Amalek; their capital being called by the name of their tribe.

Here, I. Samuel, in God's name, solemnly requires Saul to be obedient to the command of God, and plainly intimates that he was now about to put him upon a trial, in one particular instance, whether he…

a city of Amalek Perhaps the capital or chief settlement was simply called Ir-Amalek= "the city of Amalek," as Rabbah was called Aror Ir-Moab= "the city of Moab" (Num 21:28; Num 22:36).

in the valley…