1 Samuel 15:23

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²³For rebellion is as the sin of divination,
and presumption is as iniquity and ^(A)idolatry.
Because ^(B)you have rejected the word of the Lord,
^(C)he has also rejected you from being king.”

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1 Samuel 15:26

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²⁶And Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you. ^(A)For you have rejected the word of the Lord, ^(B)and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.”

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1 Samuel 15:28

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²⁸And Samuel said to him, ^(A)“The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.

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1 Samuel 16:1

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David Anointed King

16 The Lord said to Samuel, ^(A)“How long will you grieve over Saul, since ^(B)I have rejected him from being king over Israel? ^(C)Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, ^(D)for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”