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.
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Gill's Exposition
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, Sa1 13:13,
nor executedst his…
Adam Clarke
Nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek - See Sa1 15:1-9 (note) and the notes there.
We have here the conference between Saul and Satan. Saul came in disguise (Sa1 28:8), but Satan soon discovered him, Sa1 28:12. Satan comes in disguise, in the disguise of Samuel's mantle, and Saul…
Cambridge Bible
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…
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