15 But my love will never be taken away from him,(A) as I took it away from Saul,(B) whom I removed from before you.

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23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination,(A)
    and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.
Because you have rejected(B) the word of the Lord,
    he has rejected you as king.”

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28 I will maintain my love to him forever,
    and my covenant with him will never fail.(A)

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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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Of the greatness of his government(A) and peace(B)
    there will be no end.(C)
He will reign(D) on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice(E) and righteousness(F)
    from that time on and forever.(G)
The zeal(H) of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.

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13 Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe(A) for the sake(B) of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”(C)

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14 I will be his father, and he will be my son.(A) When he does wrong, I will punish him(B) with a rod(C) wielded by men, with floggings inflicted by human hands.

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David in Saul’s Service

14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed(A) from Saul, and an evil[a] spirit(B) from the Lord tormented him.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 16:14 Or and a harmful; similarly in verses 15, 16 and 23

34 God raised him from the dead so that he will never be subject to decay. As God has said,

“‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’[a](A)

35 So it is also stated elsewhere:

“‘You will not let your holy one see decay.’[b](B)

36 “Now when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep;(C) he was buried with his ancestors(D) and his body decayed. 37 But the one whom God raised from the dead(E) did not see decay.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 13:34 Isaiah 55:3
  2. Acts 13:35 Psalm 16:10 (see Septuagint)

35 “I will defend(A) this city and save it,
    for my sake(B) and for the sake of David(C) my servant!”

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34 I will not violate my covenant
    or alter what my lips have uttered.(A)

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16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me[a]; your throne(A) will be established(B) forever.(C)’”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 7:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts you

Give ear and come to me;
    listen,(A) that you may live.(B)
I will make an everlasting covenant(C) with you,
    my faithful love(D) promised to David.(E)

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34 “‘But I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand; I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David my servant, whom I chose and who obeyed my commands and decrees. 35 I will take the kingdom from his son’s hands and give you ten tribes. 36 I will give one tribe(A) to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp(B) before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name.

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24 He stripped(A) off his garments, and he too prophesied in Samuel’s(B) presence. He lay naked all that day and all that night. This is why people say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”(C)

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