1 Samuel 15:23-26

New International Version

²⁴ Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned.^(C) I violated^(D) the Lord’s command and your instructions. I was afraid^(E) of the men and so I gave in to them. ²⁵ Now I beg you, forgive^(F) 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^(G) the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you as king over Israel!”