1 Samuel 15:27
“And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And as Samuel turned about to go away,.... From Saul, a different way from Gilgal, perhaps towards his own city Ramah,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 15:24-31
Saul is at length brought to put himself into the dress of the penitent; but it is too evident that he only acts the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the skirt of his mantle Some kind of a lappet or flap hanging down behind, which could be easily torn or cut off, seems…