1Sa 15:28, 2Sa 3:9, 18, 5:2, Psa 2:1-4, Isa 37:23, Act 9:4-5 | 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.

q[See ver. 4 above]

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.

2 Samuel 3:9

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

2 Samuel 3:18

18 Now then bring it about, ^dfor the Lord has promised David, saying, ‘By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines, and from the hand of all their enemies.’”

2 Samuel 5:2

2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, ^eit was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord said to you, ^f‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince ^{▼▼Or leader} over Israel.’”

Psalms 2:1-4

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed

1 ^hWhy do ⁱthe nations rage ^{▼▼Or nations noisily assemble}
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and against his ^kAnointed, saying,
3 “Let us ^lburst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”
4 He who ^msits in the heavens ⁿlaughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.

Isaiah 37:23

23 “‘Whom have you mocked and reviled?
Against whom have you raised your voice
and lifted your eyes to the heights?
Against ^othe Holy One of Israel!

Acts 9:4-5

4 And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting ^pme?” 5 And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, ^qwhom you are persecuting.