27As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught hold of the hem of his robe, and it tore.


In Context

24 Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned. I violated the Lord 's command and your instructions. I was afraid of the people and so I gave in to them.

25 Now I beg you, forgive my sin and come back with me, so that I may worship the Lord ."

26 But Samuel said to him, "I will not go back with you. You have rejected 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, and it tore.

28 Samuel said to him, "The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors-to one better than you.

29 He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a man, that he should change his mind."

1st Samuel 15:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:27And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:27And Samuel turned about to go away: but he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:27And as Samuel turned about to go away,'saul laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it rent.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:27And as Samuel turned to go away, Saul laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:27And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it rent.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:27And as Samuel turned about to depart, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:27As Samuel turned about to go away, Saul grabbed the skirt of his robe, and it tore.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:27And Samuel turneth round to go, and he layeth hold on the skirt of his upper robe — and it is rent!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:27And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold on the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.