27 As Samuel turned to go away, Saul seized the skirt of his robe, and it tore. 28 And Samuel said to him, “The Lord has ^mtorn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.

30 Then Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and ^wtore it into twelve pieces.

2 Thus the Lord said to me: “Make yourself straps and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck.