1 Samuel 15:26

And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not turn again with thee,—Because thou hast rejected the word of Yahweh, therefore hath Yahweh rejected thee from being king over Israel.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

25Now, therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin,—and turn again with me, that I may bow down unto Yahweh.

27And, when Samuel turned about to go away, then laid he hold of the skirt of his robe, and it was rent.

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Cross References

Genesis 43:11Then Israel their father said unto them—If so, then do this,—Take of the song of the land in your vessels, and carry down to the man a present,—A little balsam and a little honey, tragacanth gum and cistus gum, pistachio nuts, and almonds.

1 Samuel 13:14Whereas, now, shall thy kingdom not be established,—Yahweh hath sought out for him a man after his own heart, and Yahweh hath commanded him to be leader over his people, because thou hast not kept that which Yahweh commanded thee.

1 Samuel 15:31So then Samuel turned again, after Saul—and Saul bowed down unto Yahweh.

2 Samuel 7:15But, my lovingkindness, shall not depart from him,—as I caused it to depart from Saul, whom I caused to depart from before thee.

Hosea 4:6My people, are destroyed, for lack of knowledge,—Because, thou, hast rejected knowledge, therefore will I reject thee from ministering as priest unto me, and, because thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also, will forget thy children.

Luke 24:28And they drew near unto the village, whither they were journeying; and, he, made for journeying, 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 →

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