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1 Samuel 15:26

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Samuel 15:26

Verse 26 of 35

Scripture focus

And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.

1 Samuel 15:26 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 15:26

Theological / Devotional

I will not return. Samuel, feeling that God had rejected Saul, at first refused to worship with the king. Humanly speaking, he would have nothing to do with a man who appreciated so dimly what God had done for him. Samuel’s attitude was simply a reflection of the attitude of God. If the Lord would have no further dealings with Saul (see ch. 28:6), neither could Samuel, the Lord’s representative (ch. 15:35), lest such association be construed as evidence of divine approval.

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