1 Samuel 15:26-33

New American Standard Bible

²⁶ But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you; for ^(A)you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.” ²⁷ Then Samuel turned to go, but ^(B)Saul grasped the edge of his robe, and it tore off. ²⁸ So Samuel said to him, “^(C)The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you. ²⁹ Also the ^[a](D)Glory of Israel ^(E)will not lie nor change His mind; for He is not a man, that He would change His mind.” ³⁰ Then Saul said, “I have sinned; ^(F)but please honor me now before the elders of my people and before all Israel, and go back with me, ^(G)so that I may worship the Lord your God.” ³¹ So Samuel went back following Saul, and Saul worshiped the Lord.

³² Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag, the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him ^[b]cheerfully. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is gone!” ³³ But Samuel said, “^(H)As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.