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And he thought, &#8220Surely the bitterness of death is past.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then Samuel said, “Bring King Agag to me.” Agag arrived full of hope, for he thought, “Surely the worst is over, and I have been spared!” <a href="/esv/1_samuel/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then Samuel said, “Bring here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/15.htm">King James Bible</a> Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/15.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag king of the Amalekites here to me.” So Agag came to him cautiously. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag, the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him cheerfully. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is gone!” <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Samuel said, &#8220Bring me Agag, the king of the Amalekites.&#8221 And Agag came to him cheerfully. And Agag said, &#8220Surely the bitterness of death is past.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag, the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him cheerfully. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag near to me, the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him in chains. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death has departed.” <a href="/amp/1_samuel/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag, the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him cheerfully. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death has come to an end.” <a href="/csb/1_samuel/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Samuel said, “Bring me King Agag of Amalek.” Agag came to him trembling, for he thought, “Certainly the bitterness of death has come.” <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Samuel said, &#8220Bring me Agag king of Amalek.&#8221 Agag came to him trembling, for he thought, &#8220Certainly the bitterness of death has come.&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_samuel/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him cheerfully. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then Samuel shouted, "Bring me King Agag of Amalek!" Agag came in chains, and he was saying to himself, "Surely they won't kill me now." <a href="/erv/1_samuel/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Bring me King Agag of Amalek," Samuel said. Agag came to him trembling. "Surely, the bitterness of death is past," Agag said. <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Bring King Agag here to me," Samuel ordered. Agag came to him, trembling with fear, thinking to himself, "What a bitter thing it is to die!" <a href="/isv/1_samuel/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then Samuel said, "Bring Agag king of Amalek to me." Agag came to him in fetters, saying to himself, "Surely the bitterness of death is past." <a href="/msb/1_samuel/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Samuel said, ?Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.? Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, ?Surely the bitterness of death is past.? <a href="/net/1_samuel/15.htm">NET Bible</a> Then Samuel said, "Bring me King Agag of the Amalekites." So Agag came to him trembling, thinking to himself, "Surely death is bitter!" <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then Samuel said, "Bring here to me Agag the king of Amalek." Agag came to him with faltering steps. Agag said, "Surely death is bitter." <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came to him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past. <a href="/web/1_samuel/15.htm">World English Bible</a> Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag the king of the Amalekites here to me!” Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Samuel says, “Bring Agag king of Amalek to me,” and Agag comes to him daintily, and Agag says, “Surely the bitterness of death has turned aside.” <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Samuel saith, 'Bring ye nigh unto me Agag king of Amalek,' and Agag cometh unto him daintily, and Agag saith, 'Surely the bitterness of death hath turned aside.' <a href="/slt/1_samuel/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Samuel will say, Bring near to me Agag king of Amalek. And Agag will come to him, wavering: and Agag will say, Surely the bitterness of death was removed.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Samuel said: Bring hitherto me Agag the king of Amalec. And Agag was presented to him very fat, and trembling. And Agag said: Doth bitter death separate in this manner? <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Samuel said, “Bring near to me Agag, the king of Amalek.” And Agag, very fat and trembling, was presented to him. And Agag said, “Does bitter death separate in this manner?” <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/15.htm">New American Bible</a> Afterward Samuel commanded, “Bring Agag, king of Amalek, to me.” Agag came to him struggling and saying, “So it is bitter death!” <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag king of the Amalekites here to me.” And Agag came to him haltingly. Agag said, “Surely this is the bitterness of death.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then said Samuel, Bring Agag the king of the Amalekites here to me. And Agag said, Surely death is bitter. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Shemueil said: “Bring to me Agag King of Amaleq.” And Agag said: “Truly death is made bitter!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then said Samuel: 'Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites.' And Agag came unto him in chains. And Agag said: 'Surely the bitterness of death is at hand.' <a href="/sep/1_samuel/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Samuel said, Bring me Agag the king of Amalec: and Agag came to him trembling; and Agag said Is death thus bitter? <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/15-32.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=4323" 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> …31So Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD. 32<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.">Then 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.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5066.htm" title="5066: hag·gî·šū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To draw near, approach. ">“Bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">me</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·ḡaḡ (N-proper-ms) -- King of Amalek. Or uagag; of uncertain derivation; flame; Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings.">Agag</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/6002.htm" title="6002: ‘ă·mā·lêq (N-proper-ms) -- A desc. of Esau, also his posterity. Probably of foreign origin; Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country.">of the Amalekites.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/90.htm" title="90: ’ă·ḡaḡ (N-proper-ms) -- King of Amalek. Or uagag; of uncertain derivation; flame; Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings.">Agag</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to him</a> <a href="/hebrew/4575.htm" title="4575: ma·‘ă·ḏan·nōṯ (Adv) -- A bond, group. By transitive from anad; a bond, i.e. Group.">cheerfully,</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.">for he</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.">thought,</a> <a href="/hebrew/403.htm" title="403: ’ā·ḵên (Adv) -- Surely. From kuwn; firmly; figuratively, surely; also But.">“Surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/4751.htm" title="4751: mar- (Adj-msc) -- Bitter, bitterness. Or marah; from marar; bitter; also bitterness, or bitterly.">the bitterness</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: ham·mā·weṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">of death</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: sār (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">is past.”</a> 33But 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.…<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="/esther/3-1.htm">Esther 3:1</a> After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him. <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Esther 9:24-25</a> For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to crush and destroy them. / But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. <a href="/psalms/9-17.htm">Psalm 9:17</a> The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God. <a href="/psalms/37-38.htm">Psalm 37:38</a> But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off. <a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a> When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / 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="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a> Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ... <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Jeremiah 25:15-16</a> This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. / And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.” <a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’ <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Obadiah 1:10</a> Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. <a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41</a> Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. <a href="/luke/19-27.htm">Luke 19:27</a> And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’” <a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a> Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then said Samuel, Bring you here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came to him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.Agag said<a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Jeremiah 48:44</a> He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a> For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.<a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7</a> How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/15-20.htm">Agag</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-20.htm">Amalek</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-20.htm">Amalekites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-20.htm">Amal'ekites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-10.htm">Bitterness</a> <a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/colossians/1-11.htm">Cheerfully</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-11.htm">Confidently</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-13.htm">Daintily</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-9.htm">Death</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Delicately</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-27.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-38.htm">Hither</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-9.htm">Past</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-31.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-7.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-44.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-5.htm">Thinking</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-31.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/15-33.htm">Agag</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-18.htm">Amalek</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-8.htm">Amalekites</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-1.htm">Amal'ekites</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-26.htm">Bitterness</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/acts/24-10.htm">Cheerfully</a> <a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Confidently</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-24.htm">Daintily</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-33.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-24.htm">Delicately</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-9.htm">Hither</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-7.htm">Past</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-33.htm">Samuel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-8.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-6.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-12.htm">Thinking</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-14.htm">Turned</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>Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Samuel, the last judge and a prophet of Israel, is acting under divine instruction. The Amalekites were long-standing enemies of Israel, first attacking them in <a href="/exodus/17.htm">Exodus 17</a>. God's command to Saul was to completely destroy the Amalekites as a form of divine judgment (<a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">1 Samuel 15:3</a>). Agag, as their king, represents the culmination of Amalekite opposition to God's people. The request to bring Agag highlights Samuel's role as God's instrument of justice, contrasting Saul's disobedience in sparing Agag and the best of the Amalekite spoils.Agag came to him cheerfully, Agag's demeanor suggests a misunderstanding of his situation. The Hebrew word translated as "cheerfully" can imply a sense of relief or misplaced confidence. Agag might have believed that his capture meant he would be spared, reflecting a common practice in ancient Near Eastern warfare where captured kings were sometimes ransomed or used for political leverage. This moment underscores the tension between human expectations and divine justice.for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” Agag's assumption that the threat of death had passed reveals his ignorance of God's command and the seriousness of his offenses. The "bitterness of death" may refer to the fear and suffering associated with execution. Agag's presumption contrasts with the reality of God's judgment, which is imminent and unavoidable. This phrase also serves as a reminder of the consequences of sin and disobedience, echoing the broader biblical theme of divine retribution. The narrative foreshadows the ultimate fulfillment of justice through Christ, who conquers sin and death, offering redemption rather than destruction.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a> A prophet and judge of Israel, Samuel was instrumental in anointing the first two kings of Israel, Saul and David. In this passage, he is executing God's judgment on Agag, the Amalekite king. 2. <a href="/topical/a/agag.htm">Agag</a> The king of the Amalekites, a people who were long-standing enemies of Israel. Agag's cheerful approach to Samuel suggests he believed he would be spared, despite God's command for his destruction. 3. <a href="/topical/a/amalekites.htm">Amalekites</a> A nomadic tribe that frequently opposed Israel. They were descendants of Esau and were known for their hostility towards the Israelites, particularly during the Exodus. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation chosen by God, often in conflict with surrounding nations, including the Amalekites. This event is part of Israel's ongoing struggle to follow God's commands fully. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_event.htm">The Event</a> This passage is part of a larger account where King Saul disobeys God's command to completely destroy the Amalekites, leading to Samuel's intervention to fulfill God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God’s Commands</a> This passage underscores the importance of complete obedience to God's instructions. 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 execute God's command led to his rejection as king. This teaches us that disobedience can have severe consequences in our spiritual lives. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God’s Justice and Mercy</a> While God is merciful, He is also just. The destruction of the Amalekites was a fulfillment of divine justice, reminding us of the balance between God's mercy and justice. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Samuel's role in this account highlights the importance of prophets in guiding and correcting God's people. It reminds us to heed godly counsel and correction. <a href="/topical/t/the_deceptiveness_of_sin.htm">The Deceptiveness of Sin</a> Agag's cheerful demeanor reflects a false sense of security that sin can create. We must be vigilant and not be deceived by temporary reprieves from judgment.<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/what_good_things_should_you_cling_to.htm">Who was Agag in the Bible's narrative?</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/any_evidence_of_amalekites'_destruction.htm">Are there any historical or archaeological records supporting the total destruction of the Amalekites described in 1 Samuel 15? </a> <a href="/q/who_was_agag_in_the_bible's_narrative.htm">Who was Agag in the Bible's narrative?</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>(32) Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites.--But in the public service of thanksgiving there was one stern act of judgment still to be done. The King of the Amalekites had been sentenced to die. Saul had spared him for selfish reasons of his own; we need not discuss here the apparent harshness of the doom. There were, no doubt, amply sufficient reasons for the seemingly hard sentence on the people of Amalek: such as their past crimes, their evil example, the unhappy influence which they probably exercised on the surrounding nations. Weighed in the balance of the Divine justice, Amalek had been found wanting; and perhaps--we speak in all reverence--this death which was the doom of Amalek was sent in mercy rather than in punishment: mercy to those whom their evil lives might have corrupted with deep corruption--mercy to themselves, in calling them off from greater evils yet to come, had they been permitted still to live on in sin. Their king, whom Saul had, in defiance of the Divine command, spared, could not be permitted to live. From Samuel's words in <a href="/1_samuel/15-33.htm" title="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.">1Samuel 15:33</a> he seems, even among a wicked race, to have been pre-eminent. in wickedness. Ewald suggests a curious, but not wholly improbable, reason for Saul's preserving him alive: "kings, for the honour of their craft, must spare each other." There are other instances in the Sacred Book of prophets and priests acting as the executioners of the Divine decrees: for instance, Phinehas, when he slew Zimri and Cozbi before all Israel (<a href="/context/numbers/25-8.htm" title="And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.">Numbers 25:8-15</a>); and Elijah, in the case of the slaughter of the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel (<a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm" title="And Elijah said to 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.">1Kings 18:40</a>). It has been suggested that Samuel did not perform the terrible act of Divine justice with his own hand, but simply handed over Agag to the officers of justice to put to death; but it is far more in harmony with other similar scenes in Hebrew story, and with the stern unflinching character of these devoted servants of the God of Israel, to understand the recital in its literal sense, which certainly leaves the impression on the reader that Samuel himself slew the King of Amalek.The Hebrew word rendered "delicately" is apparently derived from the same root as "Eden," the garden of joy; the meaning then would probably be "cheerfully, gladly;" another derivation, however, would enable us to render it "in bands or in fetters." This would give a very good sense, but most expositors prefer the idea of "cheerfulness" or "gladness." The LXX. must have found another word altogether in their copies, for they render it "trembling." The Syriac Version omits it--strangely enough--altogether. Another view of the tragical incident is suggested in Excursus G at the end of this Book.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 32. - Delicately. The Septuagint and Vulgate translate this word trembling, and the Syriac omits, probably from inability to give its meaning. Most commentators render cheerfully, joyfully, forming it from the same root as Eden, the garden of joy (comp. <a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Psalm 36:8</a>, where Eden is translated pleasure). The very word, however, occurs in <a href="/job/38-31.htm">Job 38:31</a>, where the A.V. renders it bands, and this seems the right sense: "Agag came unto him in fetters." The idea that Agag came cheerfully is contradicted by the next clause - Surely the bitterness of death is passed. Though put affirmatively, there is underlying doubt. It is no expression of heroic contempt for death, nor of real confidence that, as Saul had spared him hitherto, his life was in no danger. He had been brought to the national sanctuary, and a great festival in honour of the success of the army was to be held. It was entirely in accordance with the customs of ancient times that his execution should be the central feature of the spectacle. Agag's words show that this fear was present in his mind, though they are put in such a form as to be a protest against his life being taken after so long delay. Samuel's reply treats Agag's assertion as being thus at once a question and a protest. The bitterness of death has still to be borne, and the cruelty of Agag's past life makes the shedding of his own blood just. The Syriac translates, "Surely death is bitter;" the Septuagint, "If death be so bitter," with which the Vulgate agrees. Thus they all understood that Agag came trembling for his life. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/15-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Samuel שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל (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 said, 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 “Bring הַגִּ֤ישׁוּ (hag·gî·šū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5066.htm">Strong's 5066: </a> To draw near, approach me אֵלַי֙ (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Agag אֲגַג֙ (’ă·ḡaḡ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_90.htm">Strong's 90: </a> Agag -- king of Amalek king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of the Amalekites.” עֲמָלֵ֔ק (‘ă·mā·lêq) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6002.htm">Strong's 6002: </a> Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity Agag אֲגַ֖ג (’ă·ḡaḡ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_90.htm">Strong's 90: </a> Agag -- king of Amalek came וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk to him אֵלָ֔יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to cheerfully, מַעֲדַנֹּ֑ת (ma·‘ă·ḏan·nōṯ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4574.htm">Strong's 4574: </a> A dainty (food), delight for he אֲגָ֔ג (’ă·ḡāḡ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_90.htm">Strong's 90: </a> Agag -- king of Amalek thought, 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 “Surely אָכֵ֖ן (’ā·ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_403.htm">Strong's 403: </a> Firmly, surely, but the bitterness מַר־ (mar-) Adjective - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4751.htm">Strong's 4751: </a> Bitter, bitterness, bitterly of death הַמָּֽוֶת׃ (ham·mā·weṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin is past.” סָ֥ר (sār) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> To turn aside <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/15-32.htm">1 Samuel 15:32 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/15-32.htm">1 Samuel 15:32 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/15-32.htm">1 Samuel 15:32 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/15-32.htm">1 Samuel 15:32 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/15-32.htm">1 Samuel 15:32 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/15-32.htm">1 Samuel 15:32 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/15-32.htm">1 Samuel 15:32 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/15-32.htm">1 Samuel 15:32 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/15-32.htm">1 Samuel 15:32 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/15-32.htm">1 Samuel 15:32 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 15:32 Then said Samuel Bring you here (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/15-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 15:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 15:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/15-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 15:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 15:33" /></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>