וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל קָרַ֨ע יְהוָ֜ה אֶֽת־מַמְלְכ֧וּת יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מֵעָלֶ֖יךָ הַיּ֑וֹם וּנְתָנָ֕הּ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ הַטּ֥וֹב מִמֶּֽךָּ׃
At sinabi sa kanya ni Samuel: “Pinunit ng Walang-Hanggan ang kaharian ng Israel mula sa iyo sa araw na ito, at ibinigay ito sa iyong kapwa na mas mabuti kaysa sa iyo.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“Samuel said to him” [15:28]. Samuel said to Saul: God has torn away the kingship from you and will give the kingship to your associate who will be better than you are. Some sages say that he tore the garment of Samuel. This is an allusion to David who would tear off the garment of Saul and would have the kingship. Some say that Saul tore his own garment, since it is the custom of the righteous to tear their garments when they have troubles.9Yalkut Shimoni, I Samuel, Remez, 123.