Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.
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Gill's Exposition
Samuel also said unto Saul,.... When and where he said to him what follows, it is not easy to determine, perhaps at Gilgal, where they after met again:
the Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king…
Barnes' Notes
The absence of all chronology or note of time is remarkable.
Adam Clarke
The Lord sent me to anoint thee - This gave him a right to say what immediately follows.
Here, I. Samuel, in God's name, solemnly requires Saul to be obedient to the command of God, and plainly intimates that he was now about to put him upon a trial, in one particular instance, whether he…
Cambridge Bible
1Sa 15:1-9. Saul's commission to destroy Amalek
1. Samuel also said And Samuel said. How long after the repulse of the Philistines this happened, we are not told. Some years at least must be allowed…
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