1 Samuel 15:27
25 Now therefore, please forgive my sin and return with me so I can worship the LORD.”
26 “I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”
As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
28 So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
29 Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
- KJV
- And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
- WEB
- As Samuel turned around to go away, Saul grabbed the skirt of his robe, and it tore.
- ASV
- And as Samuel turned about to go away, [Saul] laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it rent.
- DARBY
- And as Samuel turned to go away, [Saul] laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
- BLB
- And Samuel turned around to go away, and he laid hold of the edge of his robe, and it tore.
- ÅB
- Dermed vendte Samuel seg og ville gå. Men Saul grep fatt i kanten av hans kappe, så den ble revet av.
- OTB
- Da Samuel vendte seg for å gå, grep Saul kanten av kappen hans, og den revnet.
- B1930
- Dermed vendte Samuel sig og vilde gå. Men Saul grep fatt i kanten av hans kappe, så den blev revet av.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 11:30–31
And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces,
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