1Sa 13:14, 15:28, 16:1, 12, Psa 78:70-72, 89:19-20, Act 13:22 | ESV | STEP | But now your kingdom shall not continue . The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart , and the Lord has commanded him to be prince over his people , because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.

1 Samuel 13:14

14 But now ^ayour kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man ^bafter his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince ^{▼▼Or leader} over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.”

1 Samuel 15:28

28 And Samuel said to him, ^d“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.

1 Samuel 16:1

David Anointed King

1 The Lord said to Samuel, ^e“How long will you grieve over Saul, since ^fI have rejected him from being king over Israel? ^gFill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, ^hfor I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”

1 Samuel 16:12

12 And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ⁱruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, ^j“Arise, anoint him, for this is he.”

Psalms 78:70-72

70 He ^kchose David his servant
and took him from the sheepfolds;
71 from ^lfollowing the nursing ewes he brought him
to ^mshepherd Jacob his people,
Israel his ⁿinheritance.
72 With ^oupright heart he shepherded them
and ^pguided them with his skillful hand.

Psalms 89:19-20

19 ^qOf old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, ^{▼▼Some Hebrew manuscripts godly ones} and said:
“I have ^sgranted help to one who is ^tmighty;
I have exalted one ^uchosen from the people.
20 ^vI have found David, my servant;
with my holy oil I have ^wanointed him,

Acts 13:22

22 And ^xwhen he had removed him, ^yhe raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, ^z‘I have found in David the son of Jesse ^aaa man after my heart, ^abwho will do all my will.’