24 Then 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, take away my [a]sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord.

26 But Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast cast away the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath cast away thee, that thou shalt not be King over Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 15:25 This was not true repentance, but dissimulation, fearing the loss of his kingdom.

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