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Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 15:17

Little in thine own sight, i.e. modest, humble, and submissive, as 1 Samuel 9:21; 1 Samuel 10:22; whereby he implies that now he was grown proud, and stubborn, and impudent, both to commit sin and justify it. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:13-23

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—1 Samuel 15:4. “Telaim.” Most likely the same as Telem (Joshua 15:21; Joshua 15:24), a city lying on the eastern border of Judah, and therefore near the territory of the Amalekites. “Ten thousand men of Judah.” “This implies that the two hundred thousand were from the other tribes.” (Keil.) “The separate mention of the men of Judah shows how little union there was between Judah and Ephraim even at this time; a circumstance which throws light upon the whole after... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:1-35

1 Samuel 15:0 (with 1 Timothy 1:19 ) The story of Saul is among the saddest which Scripture anywhere contains. I. Notice first the singular elements of nobleness which are to be traced in his natural character, so that his moral stature did not altogether belie the stateliness of his outward frame. There is nothing which so often oversets the whole balance of a mind, which brings out faults unsuspected before, as a sudden and abrupt elevation from a very low to a very high position. But Saul... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:1-35

Chapter 15Now as we get into chapter fifteen,Samuel came to Saul, and said, The Lord sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel: now hearken unto the voice of the words of the Lord ( 1 Samuel 15:1 ).Now he has shown a pattern of disobedience up to this point. He has become self-willed, doing his own thing. So the prophet is coming and warning him. This to me is very significant, because God does seek to warn us from our self-willed path of destruction. God doesn't just let... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 15:1-35

1 Samuel 15:2 . I remember what Amalek did; Numbers 17:8; and what he has often repeated, in the effusion of innocent blood. He joined Midian, and the children of the east, in a bloody and unprovoked invasion of Israel. Judges 6:3. 1 Samuel 15:3 . Utterly destroy all. God himself passed the sentence. The Kenites, (1 Samuel 15:6, and Judges 1:4.) live for their kindness, while the Amalekites die for their cruelties. But many saved themselves by flight, for David found them still occupying... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 15:11-23

1 Samuel 15:11-23It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king.Saul rejectedThe story is graphic and pathetic. This is Saul’s victory and also his defeat. Our defeats are often wrapped up in our victories. Some of our most dismal failures are hidden from us by the glare of a partial and disastrous success. Saul succeeded and failed. He conquered Agag, but disobeyed God. And so the glory of his victory is lost in the darkness of his defeat. A man may conquer the greatest of earth’s kings,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:17

1Sa 15:17 And Samuel said, When thou [wast] little in thine own sight, [wast] thou not [made] the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel? Ver. 17. When thou wast little in thine own sight. ] There is an ingratitude in every sin, and that is to be considered. Good turns aggravate unkindnesses: and our offences are increased by our obligations. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Samuel 15:17

When thou: 1 Samuel 9:21, 1 Samuel 10:22, Judges 6:15, Hosea 13:1, Matthew 18:4 the Lord: 1 Samuel 15:1-Leviticus :, 1 Samuel 10:1 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:8 - set them 2 Samuel 7:18 - Who am I 2 Samuel 12:7 - I anointed 1 Kings 16:2 - I exalted thee 2 Kings 9:3 - I have anointed Proverbs 25:6 - in the presence Isaiah 26:10 - favour Luke 14:10 - go Luke 14:11 - whosoever Ephesians 6:9 - forbearing read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 15:17

17. Little in thine own sight As was manifested in his modest response to Samuel’s first salutation. 1 Samuel 9:21. read more

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