27And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
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And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces: …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 24-31)Saul is at length brought to put himself into the dress of the penitent; but it is too evident that he only acts the part of a penitent, and is not one indeed. Observe, I. How poorly he expressed his repentance. It was with much ado that he was made sensible of his fault, and not till he was threatened with being deposed. This touched him in a tender part. Then he began to relent, and not till the…
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