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25 Please forgive my sin. Return with me so that I can worship the Lord.’

26 But Samuel said to Saul, ‘I will not return with you. You refused to obey the Lord's command. So now the Lord has decided that you will no longer be king of Israel.’

27 Samuel turned away to leave Saul. But Saul pulled the edge of Samuel's coat and it tore.

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25 Now I beg you, forgive(A) my sin and come back with me, so that I may worship the Lord.”

26 But Samuel said to him, “I will not go back with you. You have rejected(B) the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you as king over Israel!”

27 As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught hold of the hem of his robe,(C) and it tore.(D)

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