And Agag came unto him in chains. And Agag said: 'Surely the bitterness of death is at hand.' (JPS)

And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past. (KJV)

Agag came to him confidently thinking, 'Surely the bitterness of death is past.' (NIV)

And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his sho…