1 Samuel 15:33

Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women!” Then Samuel cut Agag in pieces before Yahweh in Gilgal.

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WEBBE

Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless amongst women!” Then Samuel cut Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.

BSB

But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.

KJV

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.

ASV

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 Jehovah in Gilgal.

BBE

And Samuel said, As your sword has made women without children, so now your mother will be without children among women. And Agag was cut up by Samuel, bone from bone, before the Lord in Gilgal.

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 שְׁמוּאֵל she·mu·'el Samuel H8050 כַּאֲשֶׁר ka·'a·sher just as H834 שִׁכְּלָה shi·ke·lah it has made childless H7921 נָשִׁים na·shim women H802 חַרְבֶּךָ char·be·kha sword your H2719 כֵּן־ ken- so H3651 תִּשְׁכַּל tish·kal she will become childless H7921 מִנָּשִׁים mi·na·shim from women H802 אִמֶּךָ 'i·me·kha mother your H517 וַיְשַׁסֵּף vay·sha·sef and he cut to pieces H8158 שְׁמוּאֵל she·mu·'el Samuel H8050 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 אֲגָג 'a·gag Agag H90 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 בַּגִּלְגָּל ס ba·gil·gal in (the) Gilgal H1537

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 32–35

Many think the bitterness of death is past when it is not gone by; they put that evil day far from them, which is very near. Samuel calls Agag to account for his own sins. He followed the example of his ancestors' cruelty, justly therefore is all the righteous blood shed by Amalek required. Saul seems unconcerned at the token of God's displeasure which he lay under, yet Samuel mourns day and night for him. Jerusalem was carnally secure while Christ wept over it. Do we desire to do the whole will of God? Turn to him, not in form and appearance, but with sincerity.

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Samuel Agag Gilgal

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Zeal, Religious Prisoners Courage Captive Gilgal Agag

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.