1 Samuel 15:30 ASV

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 1 Samuel 15:1-35

SECOND SECTIONThe rejection of Saul for his disobedience in the Amalekite war1 Samuel 15:1-351Samuel also [And Samuel] said unto Saul, The Lord [Jehovah] sent me to anoint thee to be [om. to be] king over his people,1 over Israel; now therefore [and 2now] hearken thou unto the voice of the words2 of the Lord [Jehovah]. Thus saith the Lord [Jehovah] of hosts, I remember [have considered3] that which [what] Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for [withstood4] him in the way, when Hebrews 3:0... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:17-35

Shallow Repentance Unavailing 1 Samuel 15:17-35 Samuel was deeply moved when he heard of Saul’s failure, “and he cried unto the Lord all night.” Thus he was prepared to accost the sinful king. Mr. Finney tells of a minister who was so burdened with the souls of men that he could do but little preaching, his whole time and strength being given to prayer. It is only in that spirit that men like Samuel can undertake their solemn duty. Saul’s response was very unsatisfactory. He began by laying... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 15:1-35

Saul was commissioned by Jehovah through Samuel to smite Amalek, and it was in connection with this that the sin occurred which filled his cup to the brim and caused him to be rejected. His campaign was victorious over the whole section of the country, but again he was disobedient, sparing Agag and a part of the spoil. Samuel's anger at this wrong is a clear revelation of his loyalty to Jehovah. Strong in his consciousness of the supremacy of Cod over the appointed king, and in his sense of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 15:12-31

Samuel Seeks Saul Out In Order To Give Him A Stern Rebuke And Declare That YHWH Has Withdrawn From Him His Support (1 Samuel 15:12-31 ). We do not know for sure where Samuel was at this time although the last that we heard of him he was in Gibeah (1 Samuel 13:15). However much had happened since that time and this may have been years later. Perhaps he was in fact in or near Carmel awaiting news of the raid. 1 Samuel 15:12 ‘ And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, and it was told... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 15:1-35

XV. The War against Amalek; Saul’ s Disobedience and Deposition (E). – A section of a secondary narrative; according to the scheme adopted here, the last section of this document was 1 Samuel 3:3 to 1 Samuel 4:1. 1 Samuel 15:1-: . Samuel bids Saul attack Amalek and subject it to the herem (pp. 99, 114), or sacred ban, by which all living creatures were put to death in honour of Yahweh. ( Cf. the cases of Jericho and Achan, Joshua 6 f.) Saul called a general levy to a rendezvous in the south... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 15:30

Here he plainly discovers his hypocrisy, and the true motive of this and his former confession; he was not solicitous for the favour of God, but for his honour and power with Israel. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:24-35

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—1 Samuel 15:25. “Pardon my sin.” “He offers this prayer to Samuel, not to God.” “Turn again with me.” “According to 1 Samuel 15:30, to show him honour before the elders of the people, and before Israel, that his rejection might not be known.” (Keil.)1 Samuel 15:29. “The strength of Israel.” A phrase which occurs only here. It means glory, perpetuity, trust. “The Hebrew word, Netsah, signifies what is bright or shines continually, and therefore what may be relied... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:1-35

1 Samuel 15:0 (with 1 Timothy 1:19 ) The story of Saul is among the saddest which Scripture anywhere contains. I. Notice first the singular elements of nobleness which are to be traced in his natural character, so that his moral stature did not altogether belie the stateliness of his outward frame. There is nothing which so often oversets the whole balance of a mind, which brings out faults unsuspected before, as a sudden and abrupt elevation from a very low to a very high position. But Saul... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:30

1 Samuel 15:24 , 1 Samuel 15:30 We have here the confession of a backsliding man, going down the slope of sin at the same time that these godly words were on his lips. Saul was on the incline, and these words, spiritless and untrue, only precipitated him further. It was one of those strange reactions of which the experience of every man is full that he who began in shyness committed his first great recorded sin in presumption. Saul's confession had not reality. There was no religion in it. It... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:1-35

Chapter 15Now as we get into chapter fifteen,Samuel came to Saul, and said, The Lord sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel: now hearken unto the voice of the words of the Lord ( 1 Samuel 15:1 ).Now he has shown a pattern of disobedience up to this point. He has become self-willed, doing his own thing. So the prophet is coming and warning him. This to me is very significant, because God does seek to warn us from our self-willed path of destruction. God doesn't just let... read more

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 1 Samuel 15:1-35

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:17-35

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 15:1-35

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 15:12-31

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 15:1-35

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 15:30

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:24-35

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:1-35

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:30

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 15:1-35

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