Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a monument, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal.
Saul’s lack of submission was an even more serious sin than David’s sins of murder and adultery. God did not remove the kingship from David for his sins, but He did from Saul.