24. Then Saul admitted to Samuel, “Yes, I have sinned. I have disobeyed your instructions and the lord’s command, for I was afraid of the people and did what they demanded.
25. But now, please forgive my sin and come back with me so that I may worship the lord.”
26. But Samuel replied, “I will not go back with you! Since you have rejected the lord’s command, he has rejected you as king of Israel.”
27. As Samuel turned to go, Saul tried to hold him back and tore the hem of his robe.