1 Samuel 28:18

1 Samuel 28:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto thee this day.
• New International Version (NIV)Because you did not obey the Lord or carry out his fierce wrath against the Amalekites, the Lord has done this to you today.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Because you did not obey the voice of the Lord and did not carry out his fierce wrath against Amalek, therefore the Lord has done this thing to you this day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Because you did not obey the voice of the Lord nor execute His fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore the Lord has done this thing to you this day.

Context of 1 Samuel 28:18

16Samuel said, “Why then do you ask me, since the Lord has departed from you and has become your adversary? 17The Lord has done accordingly as He spoke through me; for the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, to David. As you did not obey the Lord and did not execute His fierce wrath on Amalek, so the Lord has done this thing to you this day. 19Moreover the Lord will also give over Israel along with you into the hands of the Philistines, therefore tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. Indeed the Lord will give over the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines!” 20Then Saul immediately fell full length upon the ground and was very afraid because of the words of Samuel; also there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no food all day and all night.

1 Samuel 28:18 word by word

כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֙עְתָּ֙ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־עָשִׂ֥יתָ חֲרוֹן־אַפּ֖וֹ בַּעֲמָלֵ֑ק עַל־כֵּן֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה עָשָֽׂה־לְךָ֥ יְהוָ֖ה הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• obeyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• obeyקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and did not executeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• His fierceחָרוֹןchârôn chârôn · burning angerH2740
• wrathאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• on Amalekעֲמָלֵק‛ămâlêq · AmalekH6002
• soעַל‛al · uponH5921
• soכֵּןkên · soH3651
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 28:18

• 1 Samuel 13:9So Saul said, “Bring to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered the burnt offering.
• 1 Samuel 15:9But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and were not willing to destroy them utterly; but everything despised and worthless, that they utterly destroyed.
• 1 Kings 20:42He said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall go for his life, and your people for his people.’”
• 1 Chronicles 10:13So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against the Lord, because of the word of the Lord which he did not keep; and also because he asked counsel of a medium, making inquiry of it,
• Jeremiah 48:10Cursed be the one who does the Lord’s work negligently, And cursed be the one who restrains his sword from blood.
• Psalms 50:21These things you have done and I kept silence; You thought that I was just like you; I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek - See 1 Samuel 15:1-9; (note) and the notes there.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-19Verses 7-19 When we go from the plain path of duty, every thing draws us further aside, and increases our perplexity and temptation. Saul desires the woman to bring one from the dead, with whom he wished to speak; this was expressly forbidden, De 18:11. All real or pretended witchcraft or conjuration, is a malicious or an ignorant attempt to gain knowledge or help from some creature, when it cannot be had from the Lord in the path of duty. While Samuel…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18you did not obey: Samuel's message to Saul had not changed (compare 1 Samuel 15:19).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 28:18

• Amalekites
• Anger
• Apostasy
• Children
• Disobedience to God
• En-Dor
• Familiar Spirits
• Necromancy
• Samuel
• Saul
• Sorcery
• Witchcraft

In the dictionaries

• Amalek
• Amalek; Amalekite
• Along
• David
• Disquiet
• Divination
• Magic
• Warfare
• Witchcraft
• Astrology

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings