1 Samuel 15:4-9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:1-9

Here, I. Samuel, in God's name, solemnly requires Saul to be obedient to the command of God, and plainly intimates that he was now about to put him upon a trial, in one particular instance, whether he would be obedient or no, 1 Sam. 15:1. And the making of this so expressly the trial of his obedience did very much aggravate his disobedience. 1. He reminds him of what God had done for him: ?The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be a king. God gave thee thy power, and therefore he expects thou... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:4

And Saul gathered the people together ,.... Or "made them to hear" F18 וישמע "audire fecit", Vatablus, Drusius. , by the sound of a trumpet; or by sending heralds into all parts of the land to proclaim the above order of the Lord, and summon them to come to him, perhaps at Gilgal; so the Septuagint version, and Josephus F19 Antiqu. l. 6. c. 7. sect. 2. : and numbered them in Telaim ; thought to be the same with Telem, a place in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:24 , the word... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:5

And Saul came to a city of Amalek ,.... With his army, perhaps the nearest city of it to the land of Israel; though some think that Amalek was the name of the city, and was the metropolis of the nation, and had its name from thence: and laid wait in the valley; which was near the city, to intercept the inhabitants when they should come out against him: or "he contended" F23 וירב "et certavit Pagninus"; "ut contenderet cum eo", Junius & Tremellius. as some render it, he fought... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:6

And Saul said unto the Kenites ,.... Who were of the posterity of Jethro the father-in-law of Moses, or related to him; why Josephus F24 Ut supra, (Antiqu. l. 6. c. 7.) sect. 3. calls them the nation of the Sicimites, who dwelt in the midst of the land of Midian, I know not: go, depart, get ye down from among the Amalekites ; for though some of these people came with Israel into the land of Canaan, and were first at Jericho, and then came into the wilderness of Judah, Judges 1:16 ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:7

And Saul smote the Amalekites ,.... Engaging in battle with them, he overcame them, and beat them, and slew great numbers of them: from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt ; having routed them in the valley, or in whatsoever place the battle was fought, he pursued them from one end of their country to the other; from Havilah, which lay to the northeast, to Shur, which lay to the southwest, and destroyed all that came in his way between those two points, see ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:8

And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive ,.... This name seems to be a common name of the kings of these people, as Pharaoh was of the Egyptians, see Numbers 24:2 . When this king fell into the hands of Saul, he did not put him to death, as he should have done, but preserved him; for what reasons, see in the following verse: and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword ; that is, all that came in his way, or fell into his hands; all between Havilah and Shur;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:9

And Saul and all the people spared Agag ,.... Perhaps Saul made the motion to spare him, and the people agreed to it; it may be, out of respect to him as a king; or because of the comeliness of his person, the height of his stature, and the largeness of his body, as Josephus F25 Ut supra, (Antiqu. l. 6. c. 7.) sect. 2. notes; or to carry him in triumph in a public show, see 1 Samuel 15:12 . and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings ; or "of the second sort",... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 15:4

Two hundred thousand - and ten thousand - The Septuagint, in the London Polyglot, have Four Hundred thousand companies of Israel, and Thirty thousand companies of Judah. The Codex Alexandrinus has Ten thousand of each. The Complutensian Polyglot has Two Hundred thousand companies of Israel, and Ten thousand of Judah. And Josephus has Four Hundred thousand of Israel, and Thirty thousand of Judah. All the other versions are the same with the Hebrew text; and there is no difference in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 15:5

Saul came to a city of Amalek - I believe the original should be translated, and Saul came to the city Amalek; their capital being called by the name of their tribe. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 15:6

Said unto the Kenites - The Kenites were an ancient people. Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, was a Kenite. Hobab his son (if the same person be not meant) was guide to the Hebrews through the wilderness. They had a portion of the promised land, near to the city Arad. See Judges 1:16 ; and for more particulars concerning them and the Amalekites, see the notes on Numbers 26:20-21 ; (note). read more

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