The word of the Lord came to Samuel: “I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not carried out my commands.” Samuel was angry, and he cried out to the Lord all night.
—1 Samuel 15:10–11

I’m curious if he was angry at Saul for not following what the Lord had said, or if he was angry at the Lord for having commanded it in the first place?

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