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King James Bible - 1 Samuel 15:27

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 15:27

Y volviéndose Samuel para irse, él echó mano del canto de su capa, y se desgarró.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 27. And as Samuel turned about to go away , etc.] From Saul, a different way from Gilgal, perhaps towards his own city Ramah, with an intention to have nothing more to say to Saul, or to do with him, or to see his face no more; so displeased was he with him: he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle ; in order to detain him, and prevent his departure from him, and his going a different way: and it rent ; Samuel twitching away from him with great vehemence and warmth. The Jewish Rabbins are divided about this, whose skirt was rent; some say it was Samuel that rent the skirt of Saul, and by this signified to him, that he that cut off the skirt of his garment should reign in his stead; whereby Saul knew that David would be king when he cut off the skirt of his robe, ( 1 Samuel 24:4,20), others, that Samuel rent the skirt of his own mantle himself, which is the way of good men when things are not right; but the plain sense is, that Saul rent the skirt of Samuel’s mantle, which, when Samuel saw, he understood what that rent was a sign of, as expressed in the following verse.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 24-31 - There were several signs of hypocrisy in Saul's repentance. 1. He besought Samuel only, and seemed most anxious to stand right in his opinion, and to gain his favour. 2. He excuses his fault, even when confessing it; that is never the way of a true penitent. 3. All his care was to save his credit, and preserve his interest in the people Men are fickle and alter their minds, feeble and cannot effect their purposes; something happens they could not foresee, by which their measures are broken; but with God it is not so. The Strength of Israe will not lie.

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Original Hebrew

ויסב 5437 שׁמואל 8050 ללכת 1980 ויחזק 2388 בכנף 3671 מעילו 4598 ויקרע׃ 7167