Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 28:18
Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day.
18. Because thou obeyedst not, &c.] Cp. 1Sa 15:20 ; 1Sa 15:26.
executedst hath the Lord done ] The connexion between the sin and the sentence is emphasized by the use of the same verb in the original in both clauses.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 18. Nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek] See 1Sa 15:1-9 and the notes there.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek; he mentions this as an eminent instance of his disobedience.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord,…. At Gilgal, as Abarbinel thinks; which is the first thing for which the kingdom was threatened to be taken from him, 1Sa 13:13;
nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek: in sparing Agag, and the best of the cattle, 1Sa 15:9;
therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto thee this day; forsaken him, rent his kingdom from him, and would deliver him into the hands of the Philistines, as follows: had he been the true Samuel, he would have told him of some other sins of his, provoking to the Lord; as his slaughter of the priests at Nob, his cruel persecution of David, and especially of his asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit at this time, of which not a word is said, and yet was the very transgression for which Saul died, 1Ch 10:13.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Sa 28:18 Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day.
Ver. 18. Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord. ] This disobedience the devil had once tempted him unto, and now he layeth it in his dish to drive him to despair. This is yet his method to this day: be not ignorant of his wiles.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
obeyedst not = hearkenedst not to.
wrath. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for the judgment in consequence of it.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
obeyedst: 1Sa 13:9, 1Sa 15:9, 1Sa 15:23-26, 1Ki 20:42, 1Ch 10:13, Jer 48:10
hath the Lord: Psa 50:21, Psa 50:22
Reciprocal: 1Sa 15:28 – The Lord 1Ki 14:6 – for I am