¹¹ “I regret^(A) that I have made Saul king, because he has turned^(B) away from me and has not carried out my instructions.”^(C) Samuel was angry,^(D) and he cried out to the Lord all that night.

²⁶ But Samuel said to him, “I will not go back with you. You have rejected^(A) the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you as king over Israel!”

²⁷ As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught hold of the hem of his robe,^(B) and it tore.^{(C) 28} Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn^(D) the kingdom^(E) of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors—to one better than you.^(F)