the Lord regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

Even to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the Lord regretted He had made Saul king over Israel.

Although the king regretted it, he commanded that it be granted because of his oaths and his guests.

For godly grief produces a repentance not to be regretted and leading to salvation, but worldly grief produces death.