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And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/15.htm">New King James Version</a> But Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal. <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal. <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> But Samuel said, &#8220As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.&#8221 And Samuel hewed Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal. <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel hewed Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal. <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before Yahweh at Gilgal. <a href="/amp/1_samuel/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel cut Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal. <a href="/csb/1_samuel/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Samuel declared: As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women. Then he hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal. <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Samuel declared: As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women. Then he hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal. <a href="/asv/1_samuel/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But Samuel said, "Agag, you have snatched children from their mothers' arms and killed them. Now your mother will be without children." Then Samuel chopped Agag to pieces at the place of worship in Gilgal. <a href="/erv/1_samuel/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But Samuel said, "As your sword made women childless, so your mother will be made childless among women." And Samuel cut Agag in pieces in the presence of the LORD at Gilgal. <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> Samuel said, "As your sword has made many mothers childless, so now your mother will become childless." And he cut Agag to pieces in front of the altar in Gilgal. <a href="/isv/1_samuel/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> Samuel said, "Just as your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women." Then Samuel cut Agag into pieces in the LORD's presence in Gilgal. <a href="/msb/1_samuel/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/1_samuel/15.htm">NET Bible</a> Samuel said, "Just as your sword left women childless, so your mother will be the most bereaved among women!" Then Samuel hacked Agag to pieces there in Gilgal before the LORD. <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women." Samuel cut Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal. <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/1_samuel/15.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Samuel says, “As your sword bereaved women—so is your mother bereaved above women”; and Samuel hews Agag in pieces before YHWH in Gilgal. <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Samuel saith, 'As thy sword bereaved women -- so is thy mother bereaved above women;' and Samuel heweth Agag in pieces before Jehovah in Gilgal. <a href="/slt/1_samuel/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Samuel will say, As thy sword bereaved women of children, so of women shall thy mother be bereaved of children. And Samuel cut Agag in pieces before Jehovah in Gilgal.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Samuel said: As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed him in pieces before the Lord in Galgal. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Samuel said, “Just as your sword caused women to be without their children, so will your mother be without her children among women.” And Samuel cut him into pieces, before the Lord at Gilgal. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/15.htm">New American Bible</a> And Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” Then he cut Agag to pieces before the LORD in Gilgal. <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother shall be childless among women.” And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Samuel said, As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women. And Samuel cut King Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Shemueil said: “Just as your sword bereaved women, so shall your mother be bereaved with the women!” And Shemueil cut King Agag in pieces before LORD JEHOVAH in Galgala<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/1_samuel/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Samuel said to Agag, As thy sword has bereaved women of their children, so shall thy mother be made childless among women: and Samuel slew Agag before the Lord in Galgal. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/15-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=4335" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Saul's Confession</a> …32Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” 33<a href="/hebrew/8050.htm" title="8050: šə·mū·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Name of God, a prophet of Isr. From the passive participle of shama' and 'el; heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites.">But Samuel</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">declared:</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">“As</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥar·be·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">your sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: nā·šîm (N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">has made women</a> <a href="/hebrew/7921.htm" title="7921: šik·kə·lāh (V-Piel-Perf-3fs) -- To be bereaved. A primitive root; properly, to miscarry, i.e. Suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave.">childless,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên- (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">so</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·me·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">your mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/7921.htm" title="7921: tiš·kal (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To be bereaved. A primitive root; properly, to miscarry, i.e. Suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave.">will be childless</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: min·nā·šîm (Prep-m:: N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">among women.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/8050.htm" title="8050: šə·mū·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Name of God, a prophet of Isr. From the passive participle of shama' and 'el; heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites.">And Samuel</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/90.htm" title="90: ’ă·ḡāḡ (N-proper-ms) -- King of Amalek. Or uagag; of uncertain derivation; flame; Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings.">hacked Agag</a> <a href="/hebrew/8158.htm" title="8158: way·šas·sêp̄ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To hew in pieces. A primitive root; to cut in pieces, i.e. Slaughter.">to pieces</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1537.htm" title="1537: bag·gil·gāl (Prep-b, Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Circle (of stones), the name of several places in Pal. The same as gilgal; Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine.">at Gilgal.</a> 34Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/17-14.htm">Exodus 17:14</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” <a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Deuteronomy 25:17-19</a> Remember what the Amalekites did to you along your way from Egypt, / how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God. / When the LORD your God gives you rest from the enemies around you in the land that He is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you are to blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget! <a href="/numbers/24-7.htm">Numbers 24:7</a> Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will have abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted. <a href="/judges/1-7.htm">Judges 1:7</a> Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. <a href="/1_samuel/28-18.htm">1 Samuel 28:18</a> Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today. <a href="/2_samuel/1-10.htm">2 Samuel 1:10</a> So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.” <a href="/2_samuel/8-12.htm">2 Samuel 8:12</a> from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah. <a href="/esther/9-5.htm">Esther 9:5</a> The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them. <a href="/psalms/137-8.htm">Psalm 137:8-9</a> O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us. / Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks. <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6</a> The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/jeremiah/48-10.htm">Jeremiah 48:10</a> Cursed is the one who is remiss in doing the work of the LORD, and cursed is he who withholds his sword from bloodshed. <a href="/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Ezekiel 25:17</a> I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’” <a href="/matthew/7-2.htm">Matthew 7:2</a> For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. <a href="/matthew/26-52.htm">Matthew 26:52</a> “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword. <a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Luke 6:38</a> Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Samuel said, As the sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.As thy sword<a href="/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6</a> Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.<a href="/exodus/17-11.htm">Exodus 17:11</a> And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.<a href="/numbers/14-45.htm">Numbers 14:45</a> Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.hewed<a href="/numbers/25-7.htm">Numbers 25:7,8</a> And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; … <a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">1 Kings 18:40</a> And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.<a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6</a> The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">Agag</a> <a href="/genesis/43-14.htm">Bereaved</a> <a href="/judges/19-29.htm">Bone</a> <a href="/judges/13-3.htm">Childless</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-7.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">Death</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-3.htm">Hewed</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-14.htm">Heweth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-19.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-7.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-8.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/24-7.htm">Agag</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-12.htm">Bereaved</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-1.htm">Bone</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-30.htm">Childless</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-11.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-51.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-35.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-17.htm">Hewed</a> <a href="/psalms/29-7.htm">Heweth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/22-3.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-11.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-34.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-39.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-6.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 15</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/15-1.htm">Samuel sends Saul to destroy Amalek</a> 6. <a href="/1_samuel/15-6.htm">Saul favors the Kenites</a> 7. <a href="/1_samuel/15-7.htm">He spares Agag and the best of the spoil</a> 10. <a href="/1_samuel/15-10.htm">Samuel denounces unto Saul God's rejection of him for his disobedience</a> 24. <a href="/1_samuel/15-24.htm">Saul's humiliation</a> 32. <a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">Samuel kills Agag</a> 34. <a href="/1_samuel/15-34.htm">Samuel and Saul part</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But Samuel declared: Samuel, the last judge and a prophet of Israel, speaks with authority as God's representative. His declaration is a pronouncement of divine judgment, reflecting his role as a mediator between God and the people. This moment underscores the seriousness of disobedience to God's commands, as seen earlier in the chapter when Saul failed to fully carry out God's instructions regarding the Amalekites.“As your sword has made women childless, This phrase highlights the violence and destruction caused by Agag, the king of the Amalekites. Historically, the Amalekites were known for their brutal attacks on Israel, including their ambush on the Israelites during the Exodus (<a href="/exodus/17-8.htm">Exodus 17:8-16</a>). The reference to making women childless indicates the loss and suffering inflicted by Agag's actions, which were contrary to God's covenant with Israel.so your mother will be childless among women.” Samuel's pronouncement is a form of poetic justice, where Agag's own actions are turned back upon him. The cultural context of the time placed great importance on lineage and descendants, making this a severe judgment. The loss of a child was a profound tragedy, and this statement emphasizes the completeness of Agag's downfall.And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces This act of execution by Samuel is a fulfillment of God's command to utterly destroy the Amalekites (<a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">1 Samuel 15:3</a>). It demonstrates the seriousness of God's judgment and the necessity of obedience. The act also serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of sin and disobedience, reinforcing the theme of divine justice.before the LORD at Gilgal. Gilgal holds significant historical and spiritual importance as the first campsite of the Israelites after crossing the Jordan River (<a href="/joshua/4-19.htm">Joshua 4:19-20</a>). It was a place of covenant renewal and commitment to God. Performing this act "before the LORD" signifies that it was done in accordance with divine will and under God's authority, emphasizing the sacredness and gravity of the moment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a> A prophet and judge of Israel, Samuel was a key figure in the transition from the period of the judges to the establishment of the monarchy. He was known for his obedience to God and his role in anointing the first two kings of Israel, Saul and David. 2. <a href="/topical/a/agag.htm">Agag</a> The king of the Amalekites, Agag was captured by King Saul during a battle in which God had commanded Saul to completely destroy the Amalekites. Saul's failure to fully obey God's command led to Samuel's intervention. 3. <a href="/topical/g/gilgal.htm">Gilgal</a> A significant location in Israel's history, Gilgal was a place of worship and a site where important events occurred, including the renewal of the covenant and the anointing of Saul as king. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_amalekites.htm">The Amalekites</a> A nomadic tribe that was a persistent enemy of Israel. God commanded their destruction due to their opposition to Israel during the Exodus. 5. <a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a> The first king of Israel, Saul was chosen by God but later rejected due to his disobedience. His failure to fully execute God's command against the Amalekites led to his downfall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> God's instructions are to be followed completely, not partially. Partial obedience is disobedience in God's eyes. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Saul's failure to fully obey God led to his rejection as king. Disobedience can have severe consequences in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Samuel's actions demonstrate the role of prophets in holding leaders accountable to God's standards. <a href="/topical/j/justice_and_righteousness.htm">Justice and Righteousness</a> Samuel's execution of Agag illustrates the principle of divine justice. God's justice may seem harsh, but it is always righteous. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_accountability.htm">Repentance and Accountability</a> Saul's lack of true repentance contrasts with David's later example. True repentance involves acknowledging sin and turning away from it.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 15</a> <a href="/q/why_do_amalekites_reappear_in_1_sam_30.htm">If Saul reportedly destroyed the Amalekites earlier (1 Samuel 15), why do they reappear here in 1 Samuel 30? </a> <a href="/q/does_michal's_view_of_david_differ_in_2_samuel.htm">In 1 Chronicles 15:29, Michal criticizes David's dance--does this episode conflict with the portrayal of Michal in 2 Samuel, creating an inconsistency in her character and motives?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_1_sam_15_11_fit_god's_omniscience.htm">How does 1 Samuel 15:11, where God regrets making Saul king, align with the belief in God's omniscience?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jer_15_1_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">If Jeremiah 15:1 implies God would not listen to Moses or Samuel, how does this align with other passages portraying a merciful God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33) Samuel hewed Agag in pieces.--It has been suggested, with some probability, that these words refer to a peculiar form of putting to death, like the quartering in vogue during the Middle Ages.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 33. - As thy sword hath made women childless. Agag's life had been spent in freebooting expeditions, in which he had shed blood ruthlessly, and so justice required his execution in requital of his deeds to others. Samuel hewed Agag in pieces. The verb occurs only here, and probably refers to some particular method of execution, like the quartering of the middle ages. Being in the Piel conjugation, it would mean not so much that Samuel put Agag to death himself as that he commanded it to be done. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/15-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But Samuel שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8050.htm">Strong's 8050: </a> Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel declared: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “As כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that your sword חַרְבֶּ֔ךָ (ḥar·be·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword has made women נָשִׁים֙ (nā·šîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female childless, שִׁכְּלָ֤ה (šik·kə·lāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7921.htm">Strong's 7921: </a> To miscarry, suffer abortion, to bereave so כֵּן־ (kên-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus your mother אִמֶּ֑ךָ (’im·me·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> A mother, ) will be childless תִּשְׁכַּ֥ל (tiš·kal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7921.htm">Strong's 7921: </a> To miscarry, suffer abortion, to bereave among women.” מִנָּשִׁ֖ים (min·nā·šîm) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female And Samuel שְׁמוּאֵ֧ל (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8050.htm">Strong's 8050: </a> Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel hacked Agag אֲגָ֛ג (’ă·ḡāḡ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_90.htm">Strong's 90: </a> Agag -- king of Amalek to pieces וַיְשַׁסֵּ֨ף (way·šas·sêp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8158.htm">Strong's 8158: </a> To cut in pieces, slaughter before לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel at Gilgal. בַּגִּלְגָּֽל׃ (bag·gil·gāl) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> Gilgal -- 'circle (of stones)', the name of several places in Palestine <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/15-33.htm">1 Samuel 15:33 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/15-33.htm">1 Samuel 15:33 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/15-33.htm">1 Samuel 15:33 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/15-33.htm">1 Samuel 15:33 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/15-33.htm">1 Samuel 15:33 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/15-33.htm">1 Samuel 15:33 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/15-33.htm">1 Samuel 15:33 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/15-33.htm">1 Samuel 15:33 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/15-33.htm">1 Samuel 15:33 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/15-33.htm">1 Samuel 15:33 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-33.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 15:33 Samuel said As your sword has made (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 15:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 15:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/15-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 15:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 15:34" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>