32 Then Samuel said , "Bring me Agag , the king of the Amalekites ." And Agag came to him cheerfully . And Agag said , "Surely the bitterness of death is past ." 33 But Samuel said , " As your sword has made women childless , so shall your mother be childless among women ." And Samuel hewed Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal . 34 Then Samuel went to Ramah , but Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul . 35 Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death ; for Samuel grieved over Saul . And the Lord regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 15:32-35
Commentary on 1 Samuel 15:32-35
(Read 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.