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He took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
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A Test of Obedience Failed
Commentators unanimously agree that Saul's decision to spare King Agag was a direct violation of God's explicit command. Matthew Henry describes this not as a simple oversight but as an act stemming from a "proud, rebellious spirit," suggesting Saul was seeking personal glory rather than obeying God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Sparing Agag was in direct violation of the command to devote everything to destruction.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive This name seems to be a common name of the kings of these people, …
The sentence of condemnation against the Amalekites had been issued long before (Exodus 17:14; Deuteronomy 25:19), but they…
