It appears from the cross-references (see 1 Samuel 14:48) that this expedition against Amalek was not made without fresh provocation. T…

(1 Samuel 15:1–3) Samuel also said unto Saul ... —The compiler of the history, selecting, no doubt, from anci…

Thus saith the Lord of hosts
Of the celestial host of angels, and of the army of Israel, yea, of all the armies of t…

The sentence of condemnation against the Amalekites had been issued long before (Exodus 17:14; Deuteronomy 25:19), but they…