1 Samuel 15:32

“Then said Samuel, bring you hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites, etc.] This he said very probably to some of Saul’s officers, and in his presence, and before all the people met together for sacrifice: and Agag came unto him delicately; fat and plump, as the Vulgate Latin version, and yet trembling, as that and the Septuagint; well dressed, in the garb and habit of a king, and with the air and majesty of one; or with pleasure and joy, as Kimchi, choosing rather to die than to be a captive, and live in such reproach as he did; though R. Isaiah and Ben Gersom give the sense of it, that he came bound in chains, and fetters of iron, according to the use of the word in (<183831>Job 38:31)…”

“Agag came unto him delicately--or cheerfully, since he had gained the favor and protection of the king.”

“Delicately - This phrase is very obscure. The meaning of the word so rendered is “dainties, delights” Genesis 49:20; Proverbs 29:17; Lamentations 4:5, which hardly gives a tolerable sense here. Some understand it “fawningly, flatteringly,” with a view of appeasing Samuel. (Others alter the reading, and translate “in bonds.”) Surely the bitterness ... - Agag hopes that his life will be spared, and so expresses his confident belief that the bitterness of death is over. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Agag said: Jer 48:44; Th1 5:3; Rev 18:7 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 15:33”

“After Saul had prayed, Samuel directed him to bring Agag the king of the Amalekites. Agag came מעדנּת, i.e., in a contented and joyous state of mind, and said (in his heart), "Surely the bitterness of death is vanished," not from any special pleasure at the thought of death, or from a heroic contempt of death, but because he thought that his life was to be granted him, as he had not been put to death at once, and was now about to be presented to the prophet (Clericus). 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 15:33”