1Sa 15:28, 28:17-18 | 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 28:17-18

17 The Lord has done to you as he spoke by me, for ^bthe Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David. 18 ^cBecause you did not obey the voice of the Lord and did not carry out his fierce wrath against Amalek, therefore the Lord has done this thing to you this day.