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20And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.

1 Samuel 24:20

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 16-22)

I. Saul’s penitent reply to David’s speech. It was strange that he had patience to hear him out, considering how outrageous he was against him, and how cutting David’s discourse was. But God restrained him and his men; and we may suppose Saul struck with amazement at the singularity of the event, and much more when he found how much he had lain at David’s mercy. His heart must have been harder tha...

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