Who did God defeat for his pride and defiance?
God defeated several for this. Lucifer is the first to come to
mind.
Even Saul fits here. God said not to save any spoils, and not to
spare any life. But what did Saul do? Saul spared the king's life
and kept livestock alive to "sacrifice." Then Saul entered the
holiest of holies and did the priest's job, and when he felt God
wasn't speaking to him anymore, he used a witch to contact the dead
prophet Samuel, or at least attempt to do so. So God took the
kingdom from him and gave it to David, whom Saul tried to kill
several times. Saul ultimately died in shame in battle.