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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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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 15:8
18th Century
Theologian
Sparing Agag was in direct violation of the command to devote everything to destruction.
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 15:8
17th Century
Pastor
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive
This name seems to be a common name of the kings of these people, …
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…