John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 15:14

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Samuel said, what meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, etc.] For the orders were to destroy all living creatures belonging to the Amalekites, (<091503>1 Samuel 15:3) if therefore Saul had performed the commandment of the Lord, as he said he had, from whence were these sheep Samuel heard bleating? and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? where do they come from? these questions he put to convict him of the falsehood he had delivered; the bleating and lowing of these creatures proved him a liar, and were witnesses of his breach of the divine command; and one would think every bleating and lowing of these must alarm his conscience, unless dreadfully stupefied.

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