1 Samuel 15 · Verse 26

1 Samuel 15:26

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, King James Version

1 Samuel 15:26 in other translations

BSB“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.”
WEBSamuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you; for you have rejected the LORD’s word, and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel.”
ASVAnd Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee; for thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, and Jehovah hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
YLTAnd Samuel saith unto Saul, ‘I do not turn back with thee; for thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, and Jehovah doth reject thee from being king over Israel.'
DARBYAnd Samuel said to Saul, I will not turn again with thee; for thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, and Jehovah has rejected thee from being king over Israel.
BBEAnd Samuel said to Saul, I will not go back with you: for you have put away from you the word of the Lord, and the Lord has put you from your place as king over Israel.
WebsterAnd Samuel said to 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.

What does 1 Samuel 15:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 15:24-26

24-26. I have sinned ... turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord--The erring, but proud and obstinate monarch was now humbled. He was conscience-smitten for the moment, but his confession proceeded not from sincere repentance, but from a sense of danger and desire of averting the sentence denounced against him. For the sake of public appearance, he besought Samuel not to allow their serious differences to…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 I will not return with thee - I cannot acknowledge thee as king, seeing the Lord hath rejected thee.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 15:24-31

There were several signs of hypocrisy in Saul's repentance. 1. He besought Samuel only, and seemed most anxious to stand right in his opinion, and to gain his favour. 2. He excuses his fault, even when confessing it; that is never the way of a true penitent. 3. All his care was to save his credit, and preserve his interest in the people. Men are fickle and alter their minds, feeble and cannot effect their purposes…

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1 Samuel 15:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
שְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElSamuelH8050
אֶל\־'el-toH413
שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
אָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvI will returnH7725
עִמָּ֑ךְ'i.Makhwith youH5973
כִּ֤יkiforH3588
מָאַ֙סְתָּה֙ma.'As.tahyou have rejectedH3988
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דְּבַ֣רde.Var[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיִּמְאָסְךָ֣vai.yim.'a.se.Khaand he has rejected youH3988
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מִהְי֥וֹתmih.Yotfrom beingH1961
מֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhkingH4428
עַל\־'al-overH5921
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \סYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 15:26

  • Hosea 4:6

    My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

  • 1 Samuel 13:14

    But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.

  • 1 Samuel 16:1

    And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

  • Jeremiah 6:19

    Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.

  • 1 Samuel 15:23

    For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

  • 2 John 1:11

    For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

  • 1 Samuel 2:30

    Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

  • 1 Samuel 15:31

    So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the Lord.

  • Genesis 43:11-14

    And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds: And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight: Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man: And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.

  • Luke 24:28-29

    And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

  • Genesis 42:38

    And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

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I will not.
31; Ge 42:38; 43:11-14; Lu 24:28,29; 2Jo 1:11
for thou.
23; 2:30; 13:14; 16:1; Jer 6:19; Ho 4:6

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 15:25

    Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 15:26

    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 15:27

    And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

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1 Samuel 15:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Samuel respondió á Saúl: No volveré contigo; porque desechaste la palabra de Jehová, y Jehová te ha desechado para que no seas rey sobre Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Samuel dit à Saül: Je ne retournerai point avec toi; car tu as rejeté la parole de l’ Éternel, et l’ Éternel t’a rejeté pour que tu ne sois plus roi sur Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Aber Samuel sprach zu Saul: Ich kehre nicht mit dir um; denn du hast das Wort Jehovas verworfen, und Jehova hat dich verworfen, daß du nicht mehr König über Israel seiest.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ait Samuel ad Saul: Non revertar tecum, quia projecisti sermonem Domini, et projecit te Dominus ne sis rex super Israël.