1 Samuel 15:28

Easy To Read Version

Samuel said to Saul, “{You tore my robe. In the same way,} the Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today. The Lord has given the kingdom to one of your friends. This man is a better person than you.

Cross References

2 Samuel 3:18

Now do it! The Lord was talking about David when he said, ‘I will save my people the Israelites from the Philistines and all their other enemies. I will do this through my servant David.’”

2 Samuel 6:21

Then David said to Michal, “The Lord chose me, not your father or any person from his family. The Lord chose me to be leader of his people, the Israelites. So I will continue dancing and celebrating in front of the Lord.

1 Kings 11:11

So the Lord said to Solomon, “You have chosen to break your agreement with me. You have not obeyed my commands. So I promise that I will tear your kingdom away from you. I will give it to one of your servants.

1 Chronicles 10:14

instead of asking the Lord. That is why the Lord killed Saul and gave the kingdom to Jesse’s son David.

Job 34:24

If even powerful people do bad things\par God does not need to ask questions.\par God will simply destroy those people,\par and choose other people to be leaders.\par

Daniel 4:17

A holy angel announced this punishment. Why? So all the people on earth may know that God Most High rules over the kingdoms of men. God gives those kingdoms to anyone he wants to. And God chooses humble people to rule those kingdoms!

Daniel 4:32

You will be forced to go away from people. You will live with the wild animals. You will eat grass like a cow. Seven seasons (years) will pass before you learn your lesson. Then you will learn that God Most High rules over the kingdoms of men. And that God Most High gives kingdoms to anyone he wants.”

John 19:11

Jesus answered, “The only power you have over me is the power given to you by God. So the man who gave me to you is guilty of a greater sin.”

Acts 13:22

After God took Saul away, God made David {\cf2\super [261]} their king. This is what God said about David: ‘David, the son of Jesse, is a man who is like me in his thinking. He will do all the things I want him to do.’

Romans 13:1

All of you must obey the government rulers. Every person who rules was given the power to rule by God. And all the people that rule now were given that power by God.

1 Samuel 13:14

But now your kingdom will not continue. The Lord was looking for a man who wants to obey him! The Lord has found that man—and the Lord is choosing him to be the new leader of his people. You didn’t obey the Lord’s command, so the Lord is choosing a new leader.”

1 Samuel 16:12

Jesse sent someone to get his youngest son. This son was a good-looking, red-faced [145] young man. He was very handsome.

1 Samuel 18:8

The women’s song upset Saul and he became very angry. Saul thought, “The women say David killed tens of thousands {of enemies}. And they say I killed only thousands {of enemies}.”

1 Samuel 25:30

The Lord promised to do many good things for you. And the Lord will keep all his promises! God will make you leader over Israel.