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As Samuel turned about to go away, [Saul] laid hold on the skirt of his robe, and it tore.
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A Desperate, Selfish Act
Commentators explain that Saul's grabbing of Samuel's robe was a passionate, desperate act. It revealed a man more concerned with saving his reputation and keeping Samuel by his side than with genuine repentance. This physical desperation was an outward sign of his inward hypocrisy and self-preservation.
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19th Century
Anglican
He laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle. The king’s passionate action indicates a restless, uneasy mind. Not content wi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And as Samuel turned about to go away From Saul, a different way from Gilgal, perhaps towards his own city Ramah, with an…
Presbyterian
There were several signs of hypocrisy in Saul's repentance.
