And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
Ver. 26. And for their sakes that sat with him] Sic plerique, malum iter ingressi, post cum se errare resciscant, non desciscunt tamen, ne leves videantur: sui dicti domini, ut dicunt, esse volunt. (Cartwright.) Some, rather than be worse than their words, will violate their consciences.