²⁰ “But I did obey^(A) the Lord,” Saul said. “I went on the mission the Lord assigned me. I completely destroyed the Amalekites and brought back Agag their king.

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!”

⁴² He said to the king, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You^(A) have set free a man I had determined should die.^[a](B) Therefore it is your life for his life,^(C) your people for his people.’”