Holy Scripture
1 Samuel 15:26
A church father on this verse
“Moreover, to distinguish still more clearly between them, we have, against the fear of office, a possible help in the law of obedience, inasmuch as God in his goodness rewards our faith, and makes a perfect ruler of the one who has confidence in him, and places all his hopes in him; but against the danger of disobedie…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
26And Samuel said to Saul, I will not turn back with thee, for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord will reject thee from being king over Israel.
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In context
24And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned, in that I have transgressed the word of the Lord and thy direction; for I feared the people, and I hearkened to their voice.
25And now remove, I pray thee, my sin, and turn back with me, and I will worship the Lord thy God.
— 1 Samuel 15:26 —
27And Samuel turned his face to depart, and Saul caught hold of the skirt of his garment, and tore it.
28And Samuel said to him, The Lord has rent thy kingdom from Israel out of thy hand this day, and will give it to thy neighbor who is better than thou.