1 Samuel 15:35 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. ”

1 Samuel 15:35 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Samuel came no more ... - In the sense of visiting or conversing on public affairs.
1 Samuel 15:35 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Samuel came no more to (p) see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD (q) repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. (p) Though Saul came where...
1 Samuel 15:35 - 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 15:35 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

no more . Compare 1 Samuel 16:1 1 Samuel 16:14 . 1 Samuel 19:23 . Samuel mourned : i.e. as for one dead. We do not read that Saul mourned for himself.
1 Samuel 15:35 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. And Samuel came no more to see Saul...
1 Samuel 15:35 - 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 15:35 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Came no more to see Saul... — Once more the old friends met together in life (see 1 Samuel 19:24 ), but the interview on this occasion was not of Samuel’s seeking; nor does it appear then that a...
1 Samuel 15:35 - 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 15:35 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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....
1 Samuel 15:35 - 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 15:35 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(34) Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul. (35) And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LOR...
1 Samuel 15:35 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death ,.... Or "added not to see him" x; not that he saw him no more, he saw him afterwards, 1 Samuel 19:24 , but it was accidentally, he di...
1 Samuel 15:35 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. Ver. 35. And Samuel came no more...
1 Samuel 15:35 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Samuel came no more to see Saul That is, to visit him, in token of respect or friendship; or, to seek counsel from God for him. Otherwise he did see him afterward, 1 Samuel 19:24 . Though indeed i...
1 Samuel 15:35 - 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 15:35 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Agag Slain. B. C. 1065. 32 Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of th...
1 Samuel 15:35 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To see Saul, i.e. to visit him, either in token of respect or friendship; or to seek counsel from God for him, or to give counsel to him. Seeing is put for visiting here , and 2 Kings 8:29 ....
1 Samuel 15:35 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Samuel Completes What Saul Had Failed To Complete ( 1 Samuel 15:32-35 ). Samuel recognised that what had been devoted to YHWH must be given to him, and so he calls for Agag to be brought and execu...
1 Samuel 15:35 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 be...
1 Samuel 15:35 - 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 15:35 - 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 15:35 - The Biblical Illustrator

Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death. Samuel’s withdrawal from Saul Very few bad persons are without some “redeeming quality,” as it is called; and “redeeming qualities” a...
1 Samuel 15:35 - 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 15:35 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul's Humiliation
1 Samuel 15:35 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 15:11 ; 1 Samuel 16:1 ; 1 Samuel 19:24 ; Genesis 6:6 ; Jeremiah 9:1 ; Jeremiah 9:2 ; Philippians 3:18 ; Psalms 119:136 ; Psalms 119:158 ; Romans 9:2 ; Romans 9:3
1 Samuel 15:35 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

To see Saul — That is, to visit him, in token of respect or friendship: or, to seek counsel from God for him. Otherwise he did see him 1 Samuel 19:24 . Though indeed it was not Samuel that came th...

1 Samuel 15:35 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 15:35 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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

1 Samuel 15:35 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 15:35 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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

1 Samuel 15:35 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 15:35 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 15:35 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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

1 Samuel 15:35 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 15:35 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 15:35 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 15:35 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 15:35 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 15:35 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 15:35 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 15:35 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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

1 Samuel 15:35 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 15:35 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 15:35 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 15:35 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 15:35 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 15:35 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 15:35 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes