26 And Samuel said to Saul: 'I will not return with you. For you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.'
27 And Samuel turned away, so that he might depart. But Saul took hold of the edge of his cloak, and it tore.
28 And Samuel said to him: 'The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel away from you this day. And he has delivered it to your neighbor, who is better than you are.
29 Moreover, the One who triumphs within Israel will not spare, and he will not be moved to repentance. For he is not a man, that he should repent.'
30 Then he said: 'I have sinned. But now, honor me before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and return with me, so that I may adore the Lord your God.'
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