1Sa 15:28, 16:13, 24:20 | 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.

1 Samuel 15:28

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 16:13

13 Then Samuel took ^bthe horn of oil ^cand anointed him in the midst of his brothers. ^dAnd the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.

1 Samuel 24:20

20 And now, behold, ^eI know that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.