21 In turn Saul said: “I have sinned.+ Come back, my son David, for I will do you no more harm, because you regarded my life* as precious+ this day. Yes, I have acted foolishly and have made a terrible mistake.”

13 But the king answered the people harshly, rejecting the advice that the older men* had given him. 14 He spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying: “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father punished you with whips, but I will punish you with scourges.”