Bible Commentary

And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. Ch. 1Sa 16:1-13. The choice of Saul’s successor … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 16:1”

And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. Samuel came no more … – In the sense of visiting or conversing on public affairs. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible 1Sa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:35”

Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul. Then Samuel went to Ramah,…. His native place, and where was his usual residence: and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul; which was also his birth place, and where was his father’s house, and where … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:34”

And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal. 33. As thy sword, &c.] By the law of retaliation Agag’s life was forfeit. Cp. Jdg 1:7. hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord ] A … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:33”

Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past. 32 35. The execution of Agag. Samuel’s departure 32. delicately ] Rather, cheerfully: not fearing any harm from the aged prophet, as the king had … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:32”

So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshiped the LORD. 31. So Samuel turned again ] Changing his purpose in order to maintain the honour of the reigning king, for although Saul had forfeited his position as Jehovah’s chosen representative, he must still rule the nation. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:31”

Then he said, I have sinned: [yet] honor me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God. 30. honour me now, &c.] Joh 5:44; Joh 12:43 point to the radical defect in Saul’s character. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:30”

And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he [is] not a man, that he should repent. 29. the Strength of Israel ] This word, which occurs here only as a title of God, combines the ideas of stability, permanence, constancy: the Strength or Confidence of Israel does not change as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:29”

And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbor of thine, [that is] better than thou. Samuel makes use of the emergent occasion, as a sign, to signify and confirm his former prediction. A neighbour of thine; either another man, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:28”

And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. 27. the skirt of his mantle ] Some kind of a lappet or flap hanging down behind, which could be easily torn or cut off, seems to be meant. Cp. 1Sa 24:4. As Samuel turned … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:27”