1 Samuel 15 · Verse 32

1 Samuel 15:32

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.
1 Samuel 15:32, King James Version

1 Samuel 15:32 in other translations

BSBThen Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
WEBThen 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.”
ASVThen 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.
YLTand 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.'
DARBYAnd Samuel said, Bring ye near to me Agag the king of Amalek. And Agag came to him gaily. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.
BBEThen Samuel said, Make Agag, the king of the Amalekites, come here to me. And Agag came to him shaking with fear. And Agag said, Truly the pain of death is past.
WebsterThen 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.

What does 1 Samuel 15:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
32. Agag came unto him delicately--or cheerfully, since he had gained the favor and protection of the king.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 32 Agag came unto him delicately - The Septuagint have τρεμων, trembling; the original, מעדנת maadannoth, delicacies; probably איש ish, man, understood; a man of delights, a pleasure-taker: the Vulgate, pinguissimus et tremens, "very fat and trembling." Surely the bitterness of death is past - Almost all the versions render this differently from ours. Surely death is bitter, is their general sense; and this seems to be the true meaning.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 15:32-35
Many think the bitterness of death is past when it is not gone by; they put that evil day far from them, which is very near. Samuel calls Agag to account for his own sins. He followed the example of his ancestors' cruelty, justly therefore is all the righteous blood shed by Amalek required. Saul seems unconcerned at the token of God's displeasure which he lay under, yet Samuel mourns day and night for him. Jerusalem was carnally secure while Christ wept over it. Do we desire to do the whole will of God? Turn to him, not in form and appearance, but with sincerity.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Samuel 15:32 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
שְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElSamuelH8050
הַגִּ֤ישׁוּha.Gi.shubring nearH5066
אֵלַי֙'e.Laito meH413
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲגַג֙'a.GagAgagH90
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
עֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekAmalekH6002
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he cameH1980
אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto himH413
אֲגַ֖ג'a.GagAgagH90
מַעֲדַנֹּ֑תma.'a.da.NotbondsH4575
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֲגָ֔ג'a.GagAgagH90
אָכֵ֖ן'a.KhentrulyH403
סָ֥רsarit has departedH5493
מַר\־mar-[the] bitterness ofH4751
הַמָּֽוֶת\׃\ \סha.Ma.vet<the> deathH4194

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 15:32

  • Jeremiah 48:44

    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.

  • Revelation 18:7

    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.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Agag said.
Jer 48:44; 1Th 5:3; Re 18:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 15:31

    So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 15:32

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 15:33

    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.

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1 Samuel 15:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Después dijo Samuel: Traedme á Agag rey de Amalec. Y Agag vino á él delicadamente. Y dijo Agag: Ciertamente se pasó la amargura de la muerte.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Samuel dit: Amenez-moi Agag, roi d’Amalek. Et Agag vint à lui gaiement; et Agag disait: Certainement l’amertume de la mort est passée.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Samuel sprach: Bringet Agag, den König der Amalekiter, zu mir her. Und Agag kam lustig zu ihm; und Agag sprach: Fürwahr, die Bitterkeit des Todes ist gewichen!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque Samuel: Adducite ad me Agag regem Amalec. Et oblatus est ei Agag, pinguissimus et tremens. Et dixit Agag: Siccine separat amara mors?