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1 Samuel 15:35

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Samuel 15:35

Verse 35 of 35

Scripture focus

And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.

1 Samuel 15:35 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 15:35

Theological / Devotional

Samuel came no more. See on v. 26; see also ch. 16:14.

Samuel mourned. Reluctant as Samuel may have been in the first place to give Israel a king, once the king had been selected, Samuel remained loyal to him in spite of his mistakes. To Samuel, as later to David, Saul was “the Lord’s anointed” (ch. 24:10). Samuel’s grief over the course Saul had chosen (ch. 15:11; PP 630) is evidence of the sincerity of Samuel’s solicitude for him.

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