For Saul... David’s thoroughly patriotic and unselfish character is strongly displayed here. He looked upon the death of Saul and the defeat…

They mourned. —On hearing the news from the Amalekite, David and all his people showed the usual Eastern signs of sorrow by tearin…

And they mourned and wept
Inwardly mourned, and outwardly wept, no doubt sincerely:

and fasted un…

David was sincere in his mourning for Saul; and all with him humbled themselves under the hand of God, which was laid so heavily upon Israel by thi…