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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:10-23

Saul is here called to account by Samuel concerning the execution of his commission against the Amalekites; and remarkable instances we are here furnished with of the strictness of the justice of God and the treachery and deceitfulness of the heart of man. We are here told, I. What passed between God and Samuel, in secret, upon this occasion, 1 Sam. 15:10, 11. 1. God determines Saul's rejection, and acquaints Samuel with it: It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king. Repentance in God... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:16

Then Samuel said unto Saul, stay ,.... Stop a little, do not be in haste to be gone, as he might seem to be, fearing a reproof, and that something would be said to him not very agreeable; or "suffer" F3 הרף "permitte", Pagninus, Montanus; "sine me", V. L. so Abarbinel. me, that is, to speak, give me leave to say a few words; for Saul being a king, Samuel treats him as such, and asks audience of him, or leave of him to deliver what he had to say to him: and I will tell thee what... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:17

And Samuel said, when thou wast little in thine own sight ,.... Humble and lowly, and had a mean opinion of himself, his family and tribe, and judged himself unworthy of the kingdom; see 1 Samuel 9:21 suggesting, that now he was proud and haughty, and would have his own will and way: wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel ; not of his own tribe only, which was the least, but of all the tribes, and so they were all subject to him, and at his command: and the Lord... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:18

And the Lord sent thee on a journey ,.... And therefore he ought to have attended to the errand sent upon, and executed the orders given; in vain, therefore, was it to lay the blame on the people: and said, go, and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites ; those notorious sinners, who deserve no mercy at the hands of God or men; who had so highly offended the Lord, and had been so injurious to his people at their first coming out of Egypt. The orders were plain, not to be mistaken,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:19

Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord ,.... Who had made him king, and sent him on this errand, and gave him such plain directions, and such strong orders to make an entire consumption of Amalek: but didst fly upon the spoil ; like a bird of prey, such as an eagle or vulture, not to devote it to the Lord, by an entire destruction of it, but to seize it for his own use, as being greedily desirous and covetous of it: and didst evil in the sight of the Lord ? by... read more

Adam Clarke

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

Little in thine own sight - Who can bear prosperity? Is it not of the Lord's great goodness that the majority of the inhabitants of the earth are in comparative poverty? read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:12-23

The sin of rebellion. The facts are— 1 . Saul, having raised a monument in honour of his victory, meets Samuel with a pious salutation, as though all were well. 2 . On being reminded of the presence of spoil, Saul explains by saying that it was spared for the worship of God in sacrifice. 3 . Samuel, referring to the instructions received from God, presses home upon him the fact of his guilt in disobeying the Lord. 4 . Saul, in response, maintains that substantially he has... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:16

Stay . Samuel will hear no more. Long as he had striven for him in prayer ( 1 Samuel 15:11 ), he now feels that Saul has fallen too low for recovery to be possible. This night. It is plain from this that Samuel had not gone to meet Saul at Carmel, but on receiving information of his movements had proceeded straight to Gilgal, distant from Ramah about fifteen miles. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:17

When —rather, Though— thou wast little in thine own sight. Before his elevation to the royal dignity Saul had deemed himself altogether unequal to so heavy a task ( 1 Samuel 9:21 ); now, after great military successes, he is filled with arrogance, and will rule in open defiance of the conditions upon which Jehovah had appointed him to the office read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:18

The sinners. The Amalekites were a race of robbers, and the command "to devote them" was the consequence of the robbery and murder practised by them on the Israelite borders. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:10-23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:19

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

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:12-23

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:18

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