OLD TESTAMENT

1 Samuel 15:33

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

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Verse 33. Pieces. Josephus adds, by the hand of others. Menochius.—But zeal put the sword into his own hand; and he imitated the Levites and Phinees, (Exodus 32:27) to shew Saul how preposterous had been his pity, when the Lord had spoken plainly. Calmet.—Lord, as a sort of victim. Isaiah 34:6. Menochius.

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