¹⁸ When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, but the Lord will not answer^(A) you in that day.^(B)”

¹⁸ And he sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and completely destroy those wicked people, the Amalekites; wage war against them until you have wiped them out.’

²³ And about the matter you and I discussed—remember, the Lord is witness^(A) between you and me forever.”

²⁵ He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.