1 Samuel 15:26
And Samuel said to Saul, I will not turn again with thee; for thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, and Jehovah has rejected thee from being king over Israel.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
25And now, I pray thee, forgive my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Jehovah.
27And as Samuel turned to go away, [Saul] laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
Cross References
Genesis 43:11And their father Israel said to them, If it is then so, do this: take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a gift: a little balsam and a little honey, tragacanth and ladanum, pistacia-nuts and almonds.
1 Samuel 13:14But now thy kingdom shall not continue: Jehovah has sought him a man after his own heart, and Jehovah has appointed him ruler over his people; for thou hast not kept what Jehovah commanded thee.
1 Samuel 15:31So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped Jehovah.
2 Samuel 7:15but my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before thee.
Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; for thou hast rejected knowledge, and I will reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me; seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.
Luke 24:28And they drew near to the village where they were going, and *he* made as though he would go farther.
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 →