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and she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they ate. Then they rose up, and went away that night.
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A Portrait of Despair
Commentators highlight that Saul's actions—eating and then leaving—reveal a heart hardened by sin. Despite hearing of his impending doom, he shows no grief, repentance, or prayer. Instead, he is described as being in 'stolid desperation' and 'sullen despair,' simply resigning himself to his fate without turning back to God.
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19th Century
Anglican
Went away that night. —The same night they retraced their steps, and returned to Gilboa. “Saul was too hardened in his sin to expr…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And she brought [it] before Saul, and before his servants, and they did eat Of the fa…
Presbyterian
Those who expect any good counsel or comfort, other than from God and in the way of His ordinances, will be as wretchedly disappointed as Saul. Tho…
