1Sa 15:28, 16:1-13, 28:17, 1Ch 12:23, Psa 89:3-4, 19-20, 35-37 | ESV | STEP | And Samuel said to him, 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.

28 And 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.

1 Samuel 16:1-13

David Anointed King

1 The Lord said to Samuel, ^b“How long will you grieve over Saul, since ^cI have rejected him from being king over Israel? ^dFill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, ^efor I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” 2 And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” And the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ^f‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ 3 And invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. ^gAnd you shall anoint for me him whom I declare to you.” 4 Samuel did what the Lord commanded and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city ^hcame to meet him trembling and said, ⁱ“Do you come peaceably?” 5 And he said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. ^jConsecrate yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” And he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

6 When they came, he looked on ^kEliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.” 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, ^l“Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, ^mbut the Lord looks on the heart.” 8 Then Jesse called ⁿAbinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” 9 Then Jesse made ^oShammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” 10 And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.” 11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, ^p“There remains yet the youngest, ^{▼▼Or smallest} but behold, he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, ^r“Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.” 12 And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ^sruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, ^t“Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” 13 Then Samuel took ^uthe horn of oil ^vand anointed him in the midst of his brothers. ^wAnd the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.

1 Samuel 28:17

17 The Lord has done to you as he spoke by me, for ^xthe Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David.

1 Chronicles 12:23

23 These are the numbers of the divisions of the armed troops ^ywho came to David in Hebron ^zto turn the kingdom of Saul over to him, ^aaaccording to the word of the Lord.

Psalms 89:3-4

3 You have said, “I have made ^aba covenant with my ^acchosen one;
I have ^adsworn to David my servant:
4 ‘I will establish your ^aeoffspring forever,
and build your ^afthrone for all generations.’” Selah

Psalms 89:19-20

19 ^agOf old you spoke in a vision to your godly one, ^{▼▼Some Hebrew manuscripts godly ones} and said:
“I have ^aigranted help to one who is ^ajmighty;
I have exalted one ^akchosen from the people.
20 ^alI have found David, my servant;
with my holy oil I have ^amanointed him,

Psalms 89:35-37

35 Once for all I have sworn ^anby my holiness;
I will not ^aolie to David.
36 His ^apoffspring shall endure forever,
^aqhis ^arthrone as long as ^asthe sun before me.
37 Like ^atthe moon it shall be established forever,
^aua faithful witness in the skies.” Selah