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The people said to Samuel, Who is he who said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
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Victory Changes Hearts
Commentators note the dramatic shift in public opinion. After Saul's decisive victory, the very people who may have harbored doubts were now, as one scholar puts it, "transported with affection" for him. Their desire to punish the original dissenters shows how quickly success can silence criticism and create fervent loyalty.
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19th Century
Anglican
And the people said to Samuel. —The great weight and influence of the seer among the people is strikingly shown by this record of …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the people said unto Samuel By which it seems that Samuel accompanied Saul in this expedition; though it is somewhat diffi…
Presbyterian
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…