Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.
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Gill's Exposition
Then he said, I have sinned,.... So he had said before, Sa1 15:24 but his confession there was attended with an extenuation of his sin, pleading in excuse of it that it was through fear of the people,…
Barnes' Notes
The pertinacity with which Saul clings to Samuel for support is a striking testimony to Samuel’s integrity. With all his worldly-mindedness Saul could perceive and appreciate the purity of Samuel’s…
Saul is at length brought to put himself into the dress of the penitent; but it is too evident that he only acts the part of a penitent, and is not one indeed. Observe,
I. How poorly he expressed his…
Cambridge Bible
honour me now, &c. Joh 5:44; Joh 12:43 point to the radical defect in Saul's character.
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