1 Samuel 2:7-8

7 aThe Lord makes poor and makes rich;
bhe brings low and he exalts.
8 cHe raises up the poor from the dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap
dto make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
eFor the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
and on them he has set the world.

1 Samuel 15:23

23For rebellion is as the sin of divination,
and presumption is as iniquity and fidolatry.
Because gyou have rejected the word of the Lord,
hhe has also rejected you from being king.”

1 Samuel 15:28

28And Samuel said to him, i“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, jHow long will you grieve over Saul, since kI have rejected him from being king over Israel? lFill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, mfor I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”

2 Samuel 3:17-18

17And Abner conferred with the elders of Israel, saying, “For some time past you have been seeking David as king over you. 18Now then bring it about, nfor 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

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

2 Samuel 6:21

21And David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, rwho chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me as prince
Or leader
over Israel, the people of the Lord—and I will celebrate before the Lord.

Psalms 113:7-8

7He traises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8to make them usit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
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