¹⁴ But ^(A)now your kingdom shall not endure. ^(B)The Lord has sought for Himself a man ^[a]after His own heart, and the Lord has appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.”

Samuel Goes to Bethlehem

16 Now the Lord said to Samuel, “^(A)How long are you going to mourn for ^[a]Saul, since ^(B)I have rejected him from being king over Israel? ^(C)Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to ^(D)Jesse the Bethlehemite, because I have ^(E)chosen a king for Myself among his sons.”