²⁸ Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingship of Israel away from you today^(A) and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.^(B)

David’s Soldiers in Hebron

²³ The numbers of the armed troops who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him,^(A) according to the Lord’s word,^(B) were as follows: