land are mourning, conditions in the land are bad. And none were more godly in Israel at this time than the prophet Samuel. Samuel’s mourning for Saul was certainly strong evidence of the need of a new king in Israel and greatly emphasized why it was time for David’s anointing. To examine this mourning by Samuel over Saul, we will note the reasons for the mourning, the rebuke for the mourning, and the remedy for the mourning. . Samuel had some very good reasons for mourning