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A 400-Year-Old Crime
Commentators explain that this command is not random but a response to a foundational crime. Four centuries earlier, Amalek attacked the weakest Israelites during the Exodus (Exodus 17:8). Scholars note this original, unprovoked cruelty, compounded by centuries of continued hostility, is the basis for God's long-delayed judgment.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 15:2
18th Century
Theologian
It appears from the cross-references (see 1 Samuel 14:48) that this expedition against Amalek was not made without fresh provocation. T…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 15:2
19th Century
Bishop
That which Amalek did to Israel. —The Amalekites were a fierce, untameable race of wanderers, who roamed at large through those de…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 15:2
17th Century
Pastor
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…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 15:1–9
17th Century
Minister
The sentence of condemnation against the Amalekites had been issued long before (Exodus 17:14; Deuteronomy 25:19), but they…