For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
Rebellion is as ... witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Assuming that there were teraphim in Saul's family (1 Samuel 19:13), and that Samuel knew it, these words have a point and significance that must have been deeply felt.