GCEChristian Religious StudiesKingship in Israel2020

The immediate reason why God rejected Saul as king of Israel the second time was that Saul

Akilled the priests of Nob without cause
Bdisobeyed God by not completely destroying the Amalekites and their possessionsCORRECT
Cmarried foreign wives who turned his heart from God
Drefused to fight the Philistines at Michmash
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
In 1 Samuel 15, God commanded Saul to utterly destroy the Amalekites and all they possessed. Saul spared King Agag and the best livestock. Samuel declared: 'Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has also rejected you from being king.' This was the definitive second rejection of Saul by God.
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