1 Samuel 15:26
And Samuel said to Saul, I will not return with thee, for thou have rejected the word of LORD, and LORD has rejected thee from being king over Israel.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
25Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me that I may worship LORD.
27And as Samuel turned about to go away, [Saul] laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it tore.
Cross References
Genesis 43:11And their father Israel said to them, If it be so now, do this: Take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry a present down to the man, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almonds.
1 Samuel 13:14but now thy kingdom shall not continue. LORD has sought for him a man after his own heart, and LORD has appointed him to be prince over his people, because thou have not kept that which LORD commanded thee.
1 Samuel 15:31So Samuel turned again after Saul, and Saul worshipped LORD.
2 Samuel 7:15but my loving kindness shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul whom I put away before thee.
Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because thou have rejected knowledge, I also will reject thee, that thou shall be no priest to me. Since thou have forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy sons.
Luke 24:28And they came near to the village where they were going, and he pretended to go further.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 15:25-32
Saul's Dethronement Foretold. ( b. c. 1065.) 24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord , and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord . 26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord , and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel. 27 And as Samuel turned about to go away,… Read the whole commentary →