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"And he loved God, worshiped God, fought for God, was absolutely God's person. And when he achieved or received the promise that God gave him, which is that he would be the king of God's people, when he was in that position of pretty much unlimited power, that's when he fell. That's when he fell. And he paid a stiff price for his fall. Also, he was not rejected because he was repentant."