And the people said to Samuel. —The great weight and influence of the seer among the people is strikingly shown by this record of …

And the people said unto Samuel
By which it seems that Samuel accompanied Saul in this expedition; though it is somewhat diffi…

They now honored Saul whom they had despised; and if an enemy is made a friend, that is more to our advantage than to have him slain. The once desp…