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.
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Gill's Exposition
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,…
Barnes' Notes
Hewed in pieces - Only found in this passage. Samuel thus executed the חרם chērem 1Sa 15:3 which Saul had violated, and so both saved the nation from the guilt of a broken oath, and gave a final…
Adam Clarke
As thy sword hath made women childless - It appears that Agag had forfeited his life by his own personal transgressions, and that his death now was the retribution of his cruelties.
And Samuel hewed…
Samuel, as a prophet, is here set over kings, Jer 1:10.
I. He destroys king Agag, doubtless by such special direction from heaven as none now can pretend to. He hewed Agag in pieces. Some think he…
Cambridge Bible
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 solemn execution of the Divine sentence which Saul had neglected. The word…
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