Now, I beg you, forgive my sin. Come back with me so I may worship the Lord.”
Then David got up from the floor, washed himself, put lotions on, and changed his clothes. Then he went into the Lord’s house to worship. After that, he went home and asked for something to eat. His servants gave him some food, and he ate.
Now forgive my sin this time. Pray to the Lord your God, and ask him to stop this punishment that kills.”
But Samuel said to Saul, “I won’t go back with you. You rejected the Lord’s command, and now he rejects you as king of Israel.”