Albert Barnes Commentary 1 Samuel 15:8

Albert Barnes Commentary

1 Samuel 15:8

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

1 Samuel 15:8

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword." — 1 Samuel 15:8 (ASV)

Sparing Agag was in direct violation of the command to devote everything to destruction.