But Samuel said, “As your sword has killed the sons of many mothers, now your mother will be childless.” And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.

Commentaries

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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.