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and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Yahweh, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
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Grief Over Personal Gain
Commentators unanimously highlight the sincerity of David's grief. Even though Saul's death cleared his path to the throne, David's immediate response was not ambition but genuine sorrow. Scholars describe this as a sign of David's 'thoroughly patriotic and unselfish character,' mourning his enemy and the nation's loss above his own potential advancement.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For Saul... David’s thoroughly patriotic and unselfish character is strongly displayed here. He looked upon the death of Saul and the defeat…
19th Century
Anglican
They mourned. —On hearing the news from the Amalekite, David and all his people showed the usual Eastern signs of sorrow by tearin…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they mourned and wept Inwardly mourned, and outwardly wept, no doubt sincerely:
and fasted un…
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David was sincere in his mourning for Saul; and all with him humbled themselves under the hand of God, which was laid so heavily upon Israel by thi…
