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1 Samuel 15:33

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Samuel 15:33

Verse 33 of 35

Scripture focus

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.

1 Samuel 15:33 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 15:33

Theological / Devotional

Samuel hewed Agag. According to the civil code given Israel (Ex. 21:23, 24), Agag was guilty of death, and Samuel executed him “before the Lord,” even as Elijah later slew the prophets of Baal at Carmel, under the law of blasphemy (Lev. 24:11, 16). By slaying Agag, Samuel thwarted Saul’s purpose to display the king as testimony to his own supposed clever leadership.

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