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1 Samuel 15:28
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1 Samuel 15:28
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28 So Samuel said to him, (A)“The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.
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1 Samuel 15:28
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1 Samuel 15:28
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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)
1 Samuel 15:28
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1 Samuel 15:28
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28 And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.
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1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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David Anointed King
16 Now the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? (B)Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to (C)Jesse the Bethlehemite. For (D)I have [a]provided Myself a king among his sons.”
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- 1 Samuel 16:1 Lit. seen
1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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1 Samuel 16:1
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16 And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
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1 Samuel 16:12
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1 Samuel 16:12
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12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was (A)ruddy, (B)with [a]bright eyes, and good-looking. (C)And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!”
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- 1 Samuel 16:12 Lit. beautiful
1 Samuel 16:12
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1 Samuel 16:12
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12 So he(A) sent for him and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome(B) features.
Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.”
1 Samuel 16:12
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1 Samuel 16:12
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12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
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1 Samuel 28:17
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1 Samuel 28:17
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17 And the Lord has done for [a]Himself (A)as He spoke by me. For the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David.
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- 1 Samuel 28:17 Or him, i.e., David
1 Samuel 28:17
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1 Samuel 28:17
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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.
1 Samuel 28:17
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1 Samuel 28:17
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17 And the Lord hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:
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1 Chronicles 12:23
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1 Chronicles 12:23
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David’s Army at Hebron
23 Now these were the numbers of the [a]divisions that were equipped for war, and (A)came to David at (B)Hebron to (C)turn over the kingdom of Saul to him, (D)according to the word of the Lord:
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- 1 Chronicles 12:23 Lit. heads of those
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1 Chronicles 12:23
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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)
1 Chronicles 12:23
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1 Chronicles 12:23
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23 And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the Lord.
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