Repenteth — Repentance implies grief of heart, and change of counsels, and therefore cannot be in God: but it is ascribed to God when God alters his method of dealing, and treats a person as if be did indeed repent of the kindness he had shewed him. All night — To implore his pardoning mercy for Saul, and for the people. Is turned back — Therefore he did once follow God. Otherwise it would have been impossible, he should turn back from following him.
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1 Samuel 15:11
11 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.