1 Samuel 15:24-35

24Then SaulH7586 saidH559 toH413 SamuelH8050, “I have sinnedH2398; I have transgressedH5674 the LORD’sH3068 commandmentH6310 and your instructionsH1697, becauseH3588 I fearedH3372 the peopleH5971 and obeyedH8085 their voiceH6963. 25Now thereforeH6258, pleaseH4994 forgiveH5375 my sinH2403 and returnH7725 with meH5973 so I can worshipH7812 the LORDH3068.”

26“I will notH3808 returnH7725 with youH5973,” SamuelH8050 repliedH559. “ForH3588 you have rejectedH3988 the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068, andH3068 He has rejected youH3988 asH1961 kingH4428 overH5921 IsraelH3478.”

27As SamuelH8050 turnedH5437 to goH1980, Saul grabbedH2388 the hemH3671 of his robeH4598, and it toreH7167. 28So SamuelH8050 saidH559 to himH413, “The LORDH3068 has tornH7167 the kingdomH4468 of IsraelH3478 from youH5921 todayH3117 and has givenH5414 it to your neighborH7453 who is betterH2896 than youH4480. 29MoreoverH1571, the GloryH5331 of IsraelH3478 does notH3808 lieH8266 or change His mindH5162, forH3588H3808 HeH1931 is notH3808 a manH120, that He should change His mindH5162.”

30“I have sinnedH2398,” Saul repliedH559. “PleaseH4994 honor meH3513 nowH6258 beforeH5048 the eldersH2205 of my peopleH5971 and beforeH5048 IsraelH3478. Come backH7725 with meH5973, so that I may worshipH7812 the LORDH3068 your GodH430.”

31So SamuelH8050 went backH7725 withH310 SaulH7586, and SaulH7586 worshipedH7812 the LORDH3068.

32Then SamuelH8050 saidH559, “BringH5066 meH413 AgagH90 kingH4428 of the AmalekitesH6002.”

AgagH90 cameH1980 to himH413 cheerfullyH4575,1 for heH90 thoughtH559, “SurelyH403 the bitternessH4751 of deathH4194 is pastH5493.”2

33But SamuelH8050 declaredH559:

And SamuelH8050 hacked AgagH90 to piecesH8158 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 at GilgalH1537.

34Then SamuelH8050 wentH1980 to RamahH7414, but SaulH7586 went upH5927 toH413 his homeH1004 in GibeahH1390 of SaulH7586. 35And toH5704 the dayH3117 of his deathH4194H3588, SamuelH8050 neverH3808 againH3254 visitedH7200 SaulH7586. SamuelH8050 mournedH56 forH413 SaulH7586, and the LORDH3068 regrettedH5162 thatH3588 He had made SaulH7586 kingH4427 overH5921 IsraelH3478.