So Samuelsaidto him, "The LORDhas tornthe kingdomof Israelfrom you todayand has givenit to your neighbor,who is betterthanyou.
to transferthe kingdomfrom the houseof Sauland to establishthe throneof DavidoverIsraeland overJudah,from Daneven to Beersheba."
"Nowthen, do[it]! For the LORDhas spokenof David,saying,By the handof My servantDavidI will saveMy peopleIsraelfrom the handof the Philistinesand from the handof alltheir enemies.'"
"May Goddosoto Abner,and morealso,ifas the LORDhas swornto David,I do not accomplishthisfor him,
So Davidsaidto Michal,"[It was] beforethe LORD,whochoseme aboveyour fatherand aboveallhis house,to appointme ruleroverthe peopleof the LORD,overIsrael;therefore I will celebratebeforethe LORD.
So the LORDsaidto Solomon,"Becauseyou have donethis,and you have not keptMy covenantand My statutes,whichI have commandedyou, I will surelytearthe kingdomfrom you, and will giveit to your servant.
and did not inquireof the LORD.Therefore He killedhim and turnedthe kingdomto Davidthe sonof Jesse.
"He breaksin pieces mightymenwithoutinquiry,And setsothersin their place.
"This sentenceis by the decreeof the [angelic] watchersAnd the decisionis a commandof the holyones,In orderthat the livingmay knowThat the MostHighis rulerover the realmof mankind,And bestowsit on whomHe wishesAnd setsoverit the lowliestof men."
and you will be drivenawayfrom mankind,and your dwellingplace[will be] with the beastsof the field.You will be givengrassto eatlike cattle,and sevenperiods of timewill passoveryou untilyou recognizethat the MostHighis rulerover the realmof mankindand bestowsit on whomeverHe wishes.'
Jesusanswered,"You would havenoauthorityoverMe, unlessit had beengivenyou from above;for thisreasonhe who deliveredMe to you has[the] greatersin."
"AfterHe had removedhim, He raisedup Davidto be their king,concerning whomHe alsotestifiedand said,I HAVE FOUNDDAVIDthe son of Jesse,A MANAFTERMY HEART,whowill doallMy will.'
Everypersonis to be in subjectionto the governingauthorities.For there is noauthorityexceptfrom God,and thosewhich existare establishedby God.
"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 he sentand broughthim in. Now he was ruddy,with beautifuleyesand a handsomeappearance.And the LORDsaid,"Arise,anointhim; for thisis he."
Then Saulbecameveryangry,for thissayingdispleasedhim; and he said,"They have ascribedto Davidtenthousands,but to me they have ascribedthousands.Now what morecan he have but the kingdom?"
"And whenthe LORDdoesfor my lordaccording to allthe goodthat He has spokenconcerningyou, and appointsyou ruleroverIsrael,
