23 “For rebellion is as the sin of (A)divination,
And insubordination is as (B)iniquity and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
(C)He has also rejected you from being king.”

24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “(D)I have sinned; (E)I have indeed transgressed the [a]command of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and listened to their voice. 25 Now therefore, (F)please pardon my sin and return with me, that I may worship the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 15:24 Lit mouth