1 Samuel 15:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. ”

1 Samuel 15:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

There is something thoroughly mean in his attempt to shift the responsibility of what was done from his own kingly shoulders to those of the people. Every word uttered by Saul seems to indicate the...
1 Samuel 15:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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...
1 Samuel 15:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
1 Samuel 15:15 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 298 SAUL’S SELF-DECEIT 1 Samuel 15:13-16 . And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord. And Samuel said,...
1 Samuel 15:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. The...
1 Samuel 15:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? No JFB commentary on these verses.
1 Samuel 15:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Saul's Victory over Amalek. His Disobedience and Rejection Amalek had attacked Israel at Rephidim ( Exodus 17:8 ) and opposed their entrance into Canaan ( Numbers 14:45 : cp. Deuteronomy 25:7 ;...
1 Samuel 15:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The people spared the best of the sheep... — At once the king understood the drift of his old friend’s words; still more, perhaps, the stern, sorrowful look of reproach which accompanied them, “Yes...
1 Samuel 15:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXI. THE FINAL REJECTION OF SAUL 1 Samuel 15:1-35 . HERE we find the second portion of God's indictment against Saul, and the reason for his final rejection from the office to which he...
1 Samuel 15:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Leading the People in Disobedience 1 Samuel 15:1-16 Several years intervened between the preceding chapter and this. The kingdom had become strong and prosperous. It seemed as though Samuel's s...
1 Samuel 15:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
1 Samuel 15:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(13) And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD. (14) And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in...
1 Samuel 15:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Saul said, they have brought them from the Amalekites ,.... That is, the people, laying the blame upon them, as Adam did on his wife, as if he had no concern at all in it, when it is clear from...
1 Samuel 15:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. V...
1 Samuel 15:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They That is, the people; have brought them from the Amalekites Thus he lays the blame upon the people, whereas they could not do it without his consent, and he should have used his power to over...
1 Samuel 15:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

God had a more solemn controversy with the Amalekites than with the Philistines. The mere formal worship typified by the Philistines is empty; but Amalekite "lusts of the flesh" are a deadly enemy th...
1 Samuel 15:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Samuel Reproves Saul; Saul Rejected of God. B. C. 1065. 10 Then came the word of the L...
1 Samuel 15:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They, i.e. the people. Thus, after the manner of all hypocrites, he excuseth himself, and lays the blame upon the people; whereas they could not do it without his privity and consent; and he should...
1 Samuel 15:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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 alth...
1 Samuel 15:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 15:4 . “Telaim.” Most likely the same as Telem ( Joshua 15:21 ; Joshua 15:24 ), a city lying on the eastern border of Judah, and therefore near the te...
1 Samuel 15:15 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 15 (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 n...
1 Samuel 15:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 15:2 . I remember what Amalek did; Numbers 17:8 ; and what he has often repeated, in the effusion of innocent blood. He joined Midian, and the children of the east, in a bloody and unpro...
1 Samuel 15:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king. Saul rejected The story is graphic and pathetic. This is Saul’s victory and also his defeat. Our defeats are often wrapped up in our victorie...
1 Samuel 15:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

FINAL REJECTION OF SAUL ( 1 Samuel 15:1-9 .) EXPOSITION DIVINE COMMAND TO PUNISH THE AMALEKITES , AND ITS EXECUTION BY SAUL ( 1 Samuel 15:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 15:1...
1 Samuel 15:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Samuel's Reproof
1 Samuel 15:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 15:21 ; 1 Samuel 15:9 ; Exodus 32:22 ; Exodus 32:23 ; Genesis 3:12 ; Genesis 3:13 ; Job 31:33 ; Luke 10:29 ; Matthew 2:8 ; Proverbs 28:13
1 Samuel 15:15 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice 1 Samuel 15:1-28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Disobedience is black with the frown of God. Sin is the transgression of the Law. Disobedience is taking one's own way, as...

1 Samuel 15:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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

1 Samuel 15:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 15:15 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Samuel 15:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 15:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 15:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 15:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 15:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 15:15 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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

1 Samuel 15:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 15:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 15:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 15:15 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 15:15 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 15:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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

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

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

1 Samuel 15:15 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 15:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 15:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 15:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 15:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 15:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 15:15 - Wells of Living Water Commentary