John Gill Commentary 1 Samuel 28:18

John Gill Commentary

1 Samuel 28:18

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

1 Samuel 28:18

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"Because thou obeyedst not the voice of Jehovah, and didst not execute his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath Jehovah done this thing unto thee this day." — 1 Samuel 28:18 (ASV)

Because you did not obey the voice of the Lord
At Gilgal, as Abarbinel thinks; which is the first thing for which the kingdom was threatened to be taken from him, (1 Samuel 13:13 1 Samuel 13:14) ;

nor execute his fierce wrath upon Amalek :
in sparing Agag, and the best of the cattle, (1 Samuel 15:9 1 Samuel 15:28) ;

therefore has the Lord done this thing to you this day ;
forsaken him, rent his kingdom from him, and would deliver him into the hands of the Philistines, as follows: Had he been the true Samuel, he would have told him of some other sins of his, provoking to the Lord; as his slaughter of the priests at Nob, his cruel persecution of David, and especially of his asking counsel of one who had a familiar spirit at this time. About which not a word is said, and yet this was the very transgression for which Saul died, (1 Chronicles 10:13 1 Chronicles 10:14) .