1 Samuel 15:26

Translations

Modern

“I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”

Traditional

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.

Literal

And Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, for you have rejected the word of YHWH, and YHWH has rejected you from being king over Israel.”

Latin

Et ait Samuel ad Saul: Non revertar tecum, quia projecisti sermonem Domini, et projecit te Dominus ne sis rex super Israël.

Original

Hebrew

English

“I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”

Notes

1 Samuel 15:24–30

Saul admitted his wrongdoing, but it was too late and he still made excuses.

1 Samuel 15:1–35

After Saul disobeyed God by not completely destroying the Amalekites, God rejected him more strongly than before (see 1 Samuel 13:8–14).

Theme notes and profiles

Samuel Saul The Amalekites David's Response to Unfriendly Leaders The Spirit’s Presence

Events

Reign of Saul

Related verses

Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
1 Samuel 13:14
But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”
1 Samuel 16:1
Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
2 John 1:11
Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.
1 Samuel 15:23
For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
Jeremiah 6:19
Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.
1 Samuel 2:30
Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
Genesis 43:11–14
Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
Luke 24:28–29
As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.
1 Samuel 15:31
So Samuel went back with Saul, and Saul worshiped the LORD.
Genesis 42:38
But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Samuel: Prophet and last judge of Israel before the kings Saul: First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel

Glossary

Agag Amalek, Amalekites Gilgal Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Amalekites: Defeated by Saul Apostasy: Saul Backsliders: Saul Christian Minister: Expostulate with Rulers: Samuel with Saul Church and State: Ecclesiastical Power Superior to Civil: Reproves Rulers Falsehood: Saul God for Other Anthropomorphic Scriptures: Saul Government: God In in Saul's Rejection Intercession of Man with God Repentance: False: Saul Repentance: Saul, at the Rebuke of Samuel for not Destroying the Amalekites Reproof: Faithfulness in Samuel, of Saul Rulers: Wicked: Saul, Sparing Agag and the Best of the Booty Self-Righteousness: Saul The Amalekites: Saul: Condemned for not Utterly Destroying

1 Samuel 15:26

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