Bible Strands
1 Samuel 15:35
And to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Samuel has returned to Ramah after Saul retreats to Gibeah, marking the immediate aftermath of Saul's disobedience and divine rejection.
The words — The Hebrew לֹא יָסַף (lo yasaf) paired with עַד־ יוֹם מוֹתוֹ (ad-yom moto) literally means "not again until the day of his death," establishing a strict temporal boundary on Samuel's personal visits to Saul.
The thread — The verse's dual note of human mourning and divine regret directly echoes the LORD's declaration in 1 Samuel 15:11 and is immediately referenced in 1 Samuel 16:1.
Why it lands — The text states that Samuel's physical visits ceased only upon Saul's death and records God's regret over appointing him king, requiring the reader to recognize the finality of divine judgment without assuming a permanent institutional break.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 15:11 “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
- 1 Samuel 19:24 Then Saul stripped off his robes and also prophesied before Samuel. And he collapsed and lay naked all that day and night. That is why it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
- 1 Samuel 16:1 Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
- Jeremiah 9:1 Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.
- Genesis 6:6 And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
- Psalms 119:136 My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
- Psalms 119:158 I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
- Romans 9:2 I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
- Philippians 3:18 For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.