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Samuel said, As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women. Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before Yahweh in Gilgal.
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A Just Punishment
Commentators explain that Agag's execution was not arbitrary but a direct consequence of his own brutal actions. Samuel's words, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless," illustrate the principle of "measure for measure" justice. Agag was held accountable for his personal cruelty, demonstrating that God's judgment, while severe, is righteous.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hewed in pieces - This term is found only in this passage. Samuel thus executed the חרם chērem (1 Samuel 15:3), which Sa…
19th Century
Anglican
Samuel hewed Agag in pieces. —It has been suggested, with some probability, that these words refer to a peculiar form of …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Samuel said, as your sword has made women childless Or, "bereaved F19 " them, not of their children o…
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