1 Samuel 15:23-25

The Voice

²³    Rebellion is as much a sin as fortune-telling,
        and willfulness is as wicked as worshiping strange gods.
    Because you have rejected His commands,
        He has rejected you as king.

Saul: ²⁴I have sinned. I disobeyed the voice of the Eternal One and your instructions because I was afraid of the people. I listened to their counsel instead of yours. ²⁵So now, please pardon my sin, and return with me so that I can worship the Eternal.

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