25. Now please forgive my sin and come back with me so that I may worship the Lord.”
26. Samuel told Saul, “I will not go back with you because you rejected what the Lord told you. So the Lord rejects you as king of Israel.”
27. When Samuel turned to leave, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
28. Samuel told him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today. He has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
29. In addition, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind, because he is not a mortal who changes his mind.”