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.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 15:23 divination

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 But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, (A)for you have rejected the word of the Lord, and 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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28 So Samuel said to him, (A)“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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28 Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn(A) the kingdom(B) of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors—to one better than you.(C)

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