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1 Samuel 15:28

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And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.

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  1. 1 Samuel 15:26

    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.

  2. 1 Samuel 15:27

    And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

  3. 1 Samuel 15:29

    And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.

  4. 1 Samuel 15:30

    Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord thy God.

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