Added Beheld Caused Death Died Grieved Longer Lord's Mourned Nevertheless Pleasure Regretted Reign Repented Samuel Saul Sorrowing Though Till
15:35 And Samuel came no more to {p} see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD {q} repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
(p) Though Saul came where Samuel was, 1Sa 19:22.
(q) As in 1Sa 15:11.
15:35 To see Saul - That is, to visit him, in token of respect or friendship: or, to seek counsel from God for him. Otherwise he did see him chap.19:24. Though indeed it was not Samuel that came thither with design to see Saul, but Saul went thither to see Samuel, and that accidentally.
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.
Added Beheld Caused Death Died Israel Longer Mourned Nevertheless Pleasure Regretted Reign Repented Samuel Saul Sorrowing
Added Beheld Caused Death Died Israel Longer Mourned Nevertheless Pleasure Regretted Reign Repented Samuel Saul Sorrowing
