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


In Context

24 And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words; because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

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

26 And 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.

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

28 And Samuel said to him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbor of thine, that is better than thou.

29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.

1 Samuel 15:27 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:27As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught hold of the hem of his robe, and it tore.

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 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.