1 Samuel 13:14
King James Version
14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.
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1 Samuel 13:14
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14 But now your kingdom won’t continue. The Lord was looking for a man who wants to obey him.[a] He has found that man—and the Lord has chosen him to be the new leader of his people, because you didn’t obey his command.”
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- 1 Samuel 13:14 a man who wants to obey him Literally, “a man according to his heart.” This could also mean “a man of his own choosing.”
Acts 13:22
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22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
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Acts 13:22
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22 After God took Saul away, God made David their king. This is what God said about David: ‘David, the son of Jesse, is the kind of person who does what pleases me. He will do everything I want him to do.’
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