When Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.Samuel said to him,“ The Lord has torn the kingship of Israel away from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.
so they said to him,“ Look, this is the day the Lord told you about:‘ I will hand your enemy over to you so you can do to him whatever you desire.’” Then David got up and secretly cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.Afterward, David’s conscience bothered him because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.