1Sa 26:21 | TNotes | STEP | 26:21 I have sinned: Saul had seen the error of his ways once before (24:16-19 ). David had no good reason to trust him this time (see 27:1 ). • I have been a fool: This Hebrew term ( sakal , “play the fool,” see also 13:13 ) is different from the word meaning “fool” ( nabal ) used in ch 25 . However, the two words have parallel meanings. Saul and Nabal are parallel figures.

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‏ 1 Samuel 26:21

26:21 ^a I have sinned: Saul had seen the error of his ways once before (24:16-19 ^b). David had no good reason to trust him this time (see 27:1 ^c).

• I have been a fool: This Hebrew term (sakal, “play the fool,” see also 13:13 ^d) is different from the word meaning “fool” (nabal) used in ch 25 ^e. However, the two words have parallel meanings. Saul and Nabal are parallel figures.