The absence of any chronology or mention of time is remarkable.

(1 Samuel 15:1–3) Samuel also said unto Saul ... —The compiler of the history, selecting, no doubt, from anci…

Samuel also said to Saul
When and where he said to him what follows, it is not easy to determine, perhaps at Gilgal,…

The sentence of condemnation against the Amalekites had been issued long before (Exodus 17:14; Deuteronomy 25:19), but they…