Quotes about Rejection
But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”
- 1 Samuel 10:19
But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.
- 1 Samuel 10:27
“I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”
- 1 Samuel 15:26
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
- 1 Samuel 16:7
Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
- 1 Samuel 16:8
Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
- 1 Samuel 16:9
Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”
- 1 Samuel 16:10
“Why do you consult me,” asked Samuel, “since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy?
- 1 Samuel 28:16
Then she brought the pan and set it down before him, but he refused to eat. “Send everyone away!” said Amnon. And everyone went out.
- 2 Samuel 13:9
Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”
- 2 Samuel 13:15
“No,” she replied, “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her.
- 2 Samuel 13:16
Instead, he called to his attendant and said, “Throw this woman out and bolt the door behind her!”
- 2 Samuel 13:17