The Lord has done just as he said he would. He has torn the kingdom from you and given it to your rival, David.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh has done to you as he spoke by me. Yahweh has torn the kingdom out of your hand, and given it to your neighbor, even to David.
- KJV 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:
- BSB He has done exactly what He spoke through me: The LORD has torn the kingship out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David.
- NKJV And the Lord has done for Himself as He spoke by me. For the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David.
- NASB And the Lord has done just as He spoke through me; for the Lord has torn the kingdom from your hand and given it to your neighbor, to David.
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Quick answer
Samuel declares that the LORD has done as He foretold, tearing the kingdom from Saul and giving it to David. The prophecy of judgment is now being fulfilled.
Overview
Samuel reminds Saul of the earlier word that God would strip his kingdom and hand it to a worthier neighbor, namely David. What was once a warning is now unfolding reality. The fulfillment confirms God's faithfulness to His word and His sovereign appointment of David, through whose line the true King would come.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 1 Sam 15:27–29As Samuel turned around to go away, Saul grabbed the skirt of his robe, and it tore.
- 1 Sam 24:20Now, behold, I know that you will surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
- 1 Sam 13:13–14Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you; for now Yahweh would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.
- 1 Sam 16:13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the middle of his brothers. Then Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.
- Prov 16:4Yahweh has made everything for its own end — yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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The rise of the anointed king after Israel's failed first choice points to the true Anointed One (Messiah means 'anointed'), the shepherd-king after God's own heart from Bethlehem.
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