2Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
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Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt; …
And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. …
And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.
The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)Here, I. Samuel, in God’s name, solemnly requires Saul to be obedient to the command of God, and plainly intimates that he was now about to put him upon a trial, in one particular instance, whether he would be obedient or no, 1 Sam. 15:1. And the making of this so expressly the trial of his obedience did very much aggravate his disobedience. 1. He reminds him of what God had done for him: “ The Lo…
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