Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
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Interpretation
The sentence of condemnation against the Amalekites had gone forth long before, Ex 17:14 ; De 25:19, but they had been spared till they filled up the measure of their sins. We are sure that the righteous Lord does no injustice to any.
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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 15:1-5.
Glossary
- Amalek Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Ain el Qudeirat.