▁for ▁what ▁he ▁did ▁to ▁Israel ". ▁Sa ul ▁" utter ly ▁destroyed " ▁the ▁Ama lek ites ; ▁initially ▁he ▁sp ared ▁Ag ag ▁their ▁king , ▁but ▁Samuel ▁killed ▁him ▁later . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁non ra bb in ic ▁interpretation ▁The ▁par ash ah ▁has ▁par alle ls ▁or ▁is ▁discussed ▁in ▁these ▁early ▁non ra bb in ic ▁sources : ▁ ▁De uter onomy ▁chapter ▁ 2 3 ▁The ▁Dam asc us ▁Document ▁of ▁the ▁Q um ran ▁sect ari ans ▁prohib ited ▁non - c ash ▁transactions ▁with ▁Jews ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁sect . ▁ ▁Professor ▁Lawrence ▁Schiff man ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁read ▁this ▁reg ulation ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁avoid ▁viol ating ▁prohib itions ▁on ▁charg ing ▁interest ▁to ▁one ' s ▁fellow ▁Jew ▁in ▁▁ ▁and ▁ ▁Appar ently , ▁the ▁Q um ran ▁sect ▁viewed ▁prev ail ing ▁methods ▁of ▁conduct ing ▁business ▁through ▁credit ▁as ▁viol ating ▁those ▁laws . ▁ ▁Phil o ▁read ▁ ▁to ▁instruct ▁us ▁to ▁be ▁prompt ▁in ▁our ▁grat itude ▁to ▁God . ▁Phil o ▁c ited ▁C ain ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁" self - lo ving ▁man " ▁who ▁( in ▁) ▁showed ▁his ▁grat itude ▁to ▁God ▁too ▁slowly . ▁Phil o ▁taught ▁that ▁we ▁should ▁hur ry ▁to ▁please ▁God ▁without ▁delay . ▁Thus ▁ ▁enjo ins , ▁" If ▁you ▁v ow ▁a ▁v ow , ▁you ▁shall ▁not ▁delay ▁to ▁perform ▁it ." ▁Phil o ▁explained ▁that ▁a