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1 Samuel 15:26
ESV And Samuel said to Saul, "I will not return with you. For you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel."
NIV But Samuel said to him, "I will not go back with you. You have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you as king over Israel!"
NASB But Samuel said to Saul, 'I will not return with you; for you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.'
CSB Samuel replied to Saul, "I will not return with you. Because you rejected the word of the Lord, the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel."
NLT But Samuel replied, 'I will not go back with you! Since you have rejected the Lord’s command, he has rejected you as king of Israel.'
KJV And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
NKJV But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, for you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.”

What does 1 Samuel 15:26 mean?

Saul has reversed his earlier declaration of innocence (1 Samuel 15:20) and admitted to Samuel that he has sinned and disobeyed God's command (1 Samuel 15:24). He has urgently asked Samuel to pardon his sin and to go with him to bow before the Lord, likely in view of the people (1 Samuel 15:25).

Now Samuel repeats what Saul either missed or refused to believe the first time (1 Samuel 15:23). He will not go with Saul to bow before the Lord. The Lord has rejected Saul as Israel's king because Saul rejected the word of God. Saul's hasty confession and request for pardon is not going to change God's decision. Samuel isn't going to pretend otherwise.
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