21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the firstfruits of the anathema, to sacrifice them unto the Lord thy God in Gilgal.
22 And Samuel said, Does the Lord have as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in hearing the voice of the Lord? Behold, to hear is better than sacrifice and to hearken than the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is the sin of witchcraft, and to break the word of the Lord is iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he has also rejected thee from being king.
24 Then Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and thy words because I feared the people and consented unto their voice.
25 Now, therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin and turn again with me that I may worship the Lord.
26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee, for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected thee from being king over Israel.
27 And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.