1 Samuel 13:13

13:13 Then Samuel said to Saul, “You have made a foolish choice! You have not obeyed ¹  the commandment that the Lord your God gave ²  you. Had you done that, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever!

1 Samuel 15:28

15:28 Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to one of your colleagues who is better than you!

1 Samuel 18:8

18:8 This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought, ³  “They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?”

1 Samuel 20:31

20:31 For as long as ⁴  this son of Jesse is alive on the earth, you and your kingdom will not be established. Now, send some men ⁵  and bring him to me. For he is as good as dead!” ⁶ 

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¹ tn Or “kept.”

² tn Heb “commanded.”

³ tn Heb “said.” So also in vv. 11, 17.

⁴ tn Heb “all the days that.”

⁵ tn The words “some men” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁶ tn Heb “a son of death.”