And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Hewed in pieces - This term is found only in this passage. Samuel thus executed the חרם chērem (1 Samuel 15:3), which Sa…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Samuel hewed Agag in pieces. —It has been suggested, with some probability, that these words refer to a peculiar form of …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Samuel said, as your sword has made women childless
Or, "bereaved F19 " them, not of their children o…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Many think the bitterness of death is past when it has not truly gone; they put that evil day far out of mind, though it is actually very near.

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