Saul rejected as king
Saul spared the Amalekite king and the best livestock against God's command; Samuel told him that God had rejected him as king.
Samuel said, “Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying Yahweh’s voice? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.”
1 Samuel 15:22 (World English Bible)
Saul claimed he had saved the animals to sacrifice to God. Samuel's answer became one of the Bible's great principles: obedience matters more than religious ritual. As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed his robe and it tore, a picture of the kingdom being torn from him.
Places
GibeahGilgalAmalekCarmelRamahShurHavilah
Dating notes
Not dated by Scripture. Ussher says Samuel mourned “a long time” before anointing David in 1063 BC; the date shown is an estimate.