23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination,(A)
and defiance is like wickedness(B) and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
he has rejected you as king.(C)

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23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination,(A)
    and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.
Because you have rejected(B) the word of the Lord,
    he has rejected you as king.”

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26 Samuel replied to Saul, “I will not return with you. Because you rejected the word of the Lord,(A) the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.”

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26 But Samuel said to him, “I will not go back with you. You have rejected(A) the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you as king over Israel!”

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37 Moreover, you will be led out from here
with your hands on your head(A)
since the Lord has rejected those you trust;(B)
you will not succeed even with their help.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 2:37 Lit with them

37 You will also leave that place
    with your hands on your head,(A)
for the Lord has rejected those you trust;
    you will not be helped(B) by them.

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29 Cut off the hair of your sacred vow[a](A) and throw it away. Raise up a dirge on the barren heights,(B) for the Lord has rejected and abandoned the generation under his wrath.’(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 7:29 Lit off your consecration

29 “‘Cut off(A) your hair and throw it away; take up a lament(B) on the barren heights, for the Lord has rejected and abandoned(C) this generation that is under his wrath.

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