1 Samuel 15:25 (WEB)

Passage

Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Yahweh.”

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected Yahweh’s word, he has also rejected you from being king.”

1 Samuel 15:24 Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of Yahweh, and your words, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

1 Samuel 15:25 Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Yahweh.”

1 Samuel 15:26 Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you; for you have rejected Yahweh’s word, and Yahweh has rejected you from being king over Israel.”

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "please", "pardon", "turn", "again", "worship", and "yahweh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "please", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "Saul said to Samuel I have sinned..." into verse 26's "Samuel said to Saul I will not...", so "therefore" and "please" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therefore" and "please" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.