1 Samuel 13:14

14But 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

28And 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

1The Lord said to Samuel, eHow 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 16:12-13

12And he sent and brought him in. Now he was iruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, jArise, anoint him, for this is he.” 13Then Samuel took kthe horn of oil land anointed him in the midst of his brothers. mAnd the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.

2 Samuel 3:9

9 nGod do so to Abner and more also, if I do not accomplish for David owhat the Lord has sworn to him,

John 12:42-43

42Nevertheless, pmany even of the authorities believed in him, but qfor fear of the Pharisees they did not rconfess it, so that they would not be sput out of the synagogue; 43 tfor they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.

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