1 Samuel 15:23-28
New King James Version
23 For rebellion is as the sin of [a]witchcraft,
And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
(A)He also has rejected you from being king.”
24 (B)Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I (C)feared the people and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the Lord.”
26 But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, (D)for you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.”
27 And as Samuel turned around to go away, (E)Saul seized the edge of his robe, and it tore. 28 So Samuel said to him, (F)“The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.
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- 1 Samuel 15:23 divination
1 Chronicles 10:14
New King James Version
14 But he did not inquire of the Lord; therefore He killed him, and (A)turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.
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