26 And Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you. (A)For you have rejected the word of the Lord, (B)and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.” 27 (C)As Samuel turned to go away, Saul seized the skirt of his robe, and it tore. 28 And Samuel said to him, (D)“The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you. 29 And also the Glory of Israel (E)will not lie or have regret, for he is not a man, that he should have regret.”

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