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Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan: and Saul swore, As Yahweh lives, he shall not be put to death.
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A Fleeting Repentance
Commentators agree that Saul's change of heart was genuine but tragically temporary. Jonathan's words moved him, and he was "convicted for the present" (Gill). However, Matthew Henry uses this to illustrate the deceitfulness of the human heart without God's grace, which can be convinced of truth for a moment but ultimately revert to malice.
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19th Century
Anglican
And Saul listened: Jonathan's moving eloquence touched Saul’s heart, and for a short time, something of the old noble spirit influ…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan Not only heard him out what he had to say, but was affected with it, a…
Presbyterian
How forcible are right words! Saul was, for a time, convinced of the unreasonableness of his enmity to David; but he continued his malice against D…
