14 He (A)did not seek guidance from the Lord. Therefore the Lord put him to death and (B)turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

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14 and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned(A) the kingdom(B) over to David son of Jesse.

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28 And Samuel said to him, (A)“The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.

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28 Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn(A) the kingdom(B) of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors—to one better than you.(C)

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14 But now (A)your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man (B)after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince[a] over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 13:14 Or leader

14 But now your kingdom(A) will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart(B) and appointed(C) him ruler(D) of his people, because you have not kept(E) the Lord’s command.”

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23 These are the numbers of the divisions of the armed troops (A)who came to David in Hebron (B)to turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, (C)according to the word of the Lord.

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Others Join David at Hebron

23 These are the numbers of the men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron(A) to turn(B) Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the Lord had said:(C)

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(A)God do so to Abner and more also, if I do not accomplish for David (B)what the Lord has sworn to him, 10 to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, (C)from Dan to Beersheba.”

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May God deal with Abner, be it ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the Lord promised(A) him on oath 10 and transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and establish David’s throne over Israel and Judah from Dan to Beersheba.”(B)

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17 The Lord has done to you as he spoke by me, for (A)the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David.

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17 The Lord has done what he predicted through me. The Lord has torn(A) the kingdom out of your hands and given it to one of your neighbors—to David.

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And when Saul inquired of the Lord, (A)the Lord did not answer him, either (B)by dreams, or (C)by Urim, or by prophets.

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He inquired(A) of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him by dreams(B) or Urim(C) or prophets.(D)

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David Anointed King

16 The Lord said to Samuel, (A)“How long will you grieve over Saul, since (B)I have rejected him from being king over Israel? (C)Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, (D)for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”

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Samuel Anoints David

16 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn(A) for Saul, since I have rejected(B) him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil(C) and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse(D) of Bethlehem. I have chosen(E) one of his sons to be king.”

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11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, (A)“There remains yet the youngest,[a] but behold, he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, (B)“Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.” 12 And he sent and brought him in. Now he was (C)ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, (D)“Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” 13 Then Samuel took (E)the horn of oil (F)and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. (G)And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.

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  1. 1 Samuel 16:11 Or smallest

11 So he asked Jesse, “Are these all(A) the sons you have?”

“There is still the youngest,” Jesse answered. “He is tending the sheep.”(B)

Samuel said, “Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives.”

12 So he(C) sent for him and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome(D) features.

Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.”

13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed(E) him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord(F) came powerfully upon David.(G) Samuel then went to Ramah.

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11 And the Lord said to the people of Israel, “Did I not save you (A)from the Egyptians and (B)from the Amorites, (C)from the Ammonites and (D)from the Philistines? 12 The Sidonians also, and (E)the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to me, and I (F)saved you out of their hand. 13 Yet you have (G)forsaken me and served other gods; therefore I will save you no more. 14 Go and cry out (H)to the gods whom you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.” 15 And the people of Israel said to the Lord, “We have sinned; do to us whatever seems good to you. Only please deliver us this day.” 16 So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord, and (I)he became impatient over the misery of Israel.

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11 The Lord replied, “When the Egyptians,(A) the Amorites,(B) the Ammonites,(C) the Philistines,(D) 12 the Sidonians, the Amalekites(E) and the Maonites[a](F) oppressed you(G) and you cried to me for help, did I not save you from their hands? 13 But you have forsaken(H) me and served other gods,(I) so I will no longer save you. 14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save(J) you when you are in trouble!(K)

15 But the Israelites said to the Lord, “We have sinned. Do with us whatever you think best,(L) but please rescue us now.” 16 Then they got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the Lord.(M) And he could bear Israel’s misery(N) no longer.(O)

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  1. Judges 10:12 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts Midianites

(A)“Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set (B)the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. (C)Should I indeed let myself be consulted by them? Therefore speak to them and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: Any one of the house of Israel who takes his idols into his heart and sets the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and yet comes to the prophet, (D)I the Lord will answer him as he comes with the multitude of his idols, (E)that I may lay hold of the hearts of the house of Israel, (F)who are all estranged from me through their idols.

“Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: (G)Repent and turn away from your idols, and turn away your faces from all your abominations.

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“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts(A) and put wicked stumbling blocks(B) before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?(C) Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When any of the Israelites set up idols in their hearts and put a wicked stumbling block before their faces and then go to a prophet, I the Lord will answer them myself in keeping with their great idolatry. I will do this to recapture the hearts of the people of Israel, who have all deserted(D) me for their idols.’(E)

“Therefore say to the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Repent!(F) Turn from your idols and renounce all your detestable practices!(G)

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15 Shall (A)the axe boast over him who hews with it,
    or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it?
As if a rod should wield him who lifts it,
    or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood!

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15 Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it,
    or the saw boast against the one who uses it?(A)
As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up,
    or a club(B) brandish the one who is not wood!

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But he (A)does not so intend,
    and his heart does not so think;
but it is in his heart to destroy,
    and to cut off nations not a few;

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But this is not what he intends,(A)
    this is not what he has in mind;
his purpose is to destroy,
    to put an end to many nations.

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