and did not inquireof the LORD.Therefore He killedhim and turnedthe kingdomto Davidthe sonof Jesse.
So allthe eldersof Israelcameto the kingat Hebron,and KingDavidmadea covenantwith them beforethe LORDat Hebron;then they anointedDavidkingoverIsrael.
Now theseare the numbersof the divisionsequippedfor war,who cameto Davidat Hebron,to turnthe kingdomof Saulto him, according to the wordof the LORD.
"I will be his fatherand he shall be My son;and I will not takeMy lovingkindnessawayfrom him, as I tookit from him whowas beforeyou.
Boazbecamethe fatherof Obed,and Obedbecamethe fatherof Jesse;
In the thirty-ninthyearof his reignAsabecamediseasedin his feet.His diseasewas severe,yet evenin his diseasehe did not seekthe LORD,but the physicians.
He who returnsevilfor good,Evilwill not departfrom his house.
Is the axeto boastitself overthe one who chopswith it? Is the sawto exaltitself overthe one who wieldsit? [That would be] like a clubwieldingthose who liftit, [Or] like a rodlifting[him who] is not wood.
Yet it does not sointend,Nordoes it plansoin its heart,But ratherit is its purposeto destroyAnd to cutoffmanynations.
So the men[of Israel] tooksomeof their provisions,and did not askfor the counselof the LORD.
"But nowyour kingdomshall not endure.The LORDhas soughtout for Himself a manafter His own heart,and the LORDhas appointedhim as ruleroverHis people,becauseyou have not keptwhatthe LORDcommandedyou."
So Samuelsaidto him, "The LORDhas tornthe kingdomof Israelfrom you todayand has givenit to your neighbor,who is betterthanyou.
Now the LORDsaidto Samuel,"Howlongwill you grieveoverSaul,since I have rejectedhim from beingkingoverIsrael?Fillyour hornwith oiland go;I will sendyou to Jessethe Bethlehemite,for I have selecteda kingfor Myself among his sons."
"The LORDhas doneaccordinglyas He spokethroughme; for the LORDhas tornthe kingdomout of your handand givenit to your neighbor,to David.
When Saulinquiredof the LORD,the LORDdid not answerhim, eitherby dreamsorby Urimorby prophets.
