1 Samuel 28:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

1 Samuel 28:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:2 is continued by 1 Samuel 29:1 ; the connexion is broken by the insertion of 1 Samuel 28:3-25 . Saul and the Witch of Endor. This section interrupts the connexion; moreover,...
1 Samuel 28:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

obeyedst not . hearkenedst not to. wrath . Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for the judgment in consequence of it.
1 Samuel 28:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek -...
1 Samuel 28:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. No JFB commentary on this verse.
1 Samuel 28:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Saul and the Witch of Endor 1 Samuel 28:3-25 come from another document and interrupt the connexion, as will be seen if the account is read without them. In order of time their proper position i...
1 Samuel 28:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXXIV. SAUL AT ENDOR. 1 Samuel 28:3-25 . FOR a considerable time Saul had been drifting along like a crippled vessel at sea, a melancholy example of a man forsaken of God. But as his d...
1 Samuel 28:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Listening to His Own Doom 1 Samuel 28:15-25 That there should be an apparition of Samuel occasions no difficulty, for as Moses and Elijah were permitted to speak with our Lord of the “decease”...
1 Samuel 28:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

It is strange how this story has been made to serve in defense of things occult, which, as a matter of fact, it condemns. Let it be carefully read, and it becomes perfectly patent that this woman had...
1 Samuel 28:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(8) And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and...
1 Samuel 28:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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, 1 Samuel 13:13 ; nor exec...
1 Samuel 28:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 18. Because thou obeyedst not the voi...
1 Samuel 28:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thy hand , &c. Here the prophet foretels that Saul should that day be stripped of the kingdom, and that it should be given to David. Then follows what nothi...
1 Samuel 28:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The inevitable conflict between Israel and the Philistines arises again, and David finds himself in an unpleasant situation Achish tells him that he and his men must accompany Achish to fight against...
1 Samuel 28:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Saul's Death Foretold. B. C. 1055. 15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquiete...
1 Samuel 28:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek; he mentions this as an eminent instance of his disobedience.
1 Samuel 28:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Saul Consults A Necromancer And Samuel Appears To Him ( 1 Samuel 28:3-19 ). Having been unable to obtain any response from God, Saul, in desperation, determined to turn to a necromancer. It would,...
1 Samuel 28:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 28:1 . “Know thou assuredly.” Some expositors regard these words of Achish as designed to try David: others think they express the entire confidence whic...
1 Samuel 28:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 28:4 . Shunem, in the tribe of Issachar, not far from mount Hermon. 1 Samuel 28:7 . A woman that hath a familiar spirit: a mistress of OB. See Deuteronomy 18:11 . The LXX read pytho...
1 Samuel 28:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Night preceding battle As the flash of lightning reveals the hidden scenery around, so the reception of momento...
1 Samuel 28:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DOWNFALL AND DEATH OF SAUL ( CHS . 28-31.) THE PHILISTINES GATHER TOGETHER FOR WAR . DISTRESS OF SAUL , AND VISIT TO THE WITCH OF ENDOR ( 1 Samuel 28:1-9 .)...
1 Samuel 28:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Answer Received by Saul
1 Samuel 28:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 10:13 ; 1 Kings 20:42 ; 1 Samuel 13:9 ; 1 Samuel 15:23-26 ; 1 Samuel 15:9 ; Jeremiah 48:10 ; Psalms 50:21 ; Psalms 50:22

1 Samuel 28:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 28:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 28:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 28:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 28:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 28:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 28:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 28:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 28:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 28:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 28:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 28:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 28:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 28:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 28:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 28:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 28:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge