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28 So 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.(A)

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30 And when the Lord fulfills for my lord the promise of success he has made concerning you, and appoints you as ruler over Israel,(A)

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15 but I will not withdraw my favor from him as I withdrew it from Saul who was before you.(A) 16 Your house and your kingdom are firm forever before me; your throne shall be firmly established forever.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 7:16 The unconditional promise made here, and reflected in Ps 89:34–35, stands in contrast to the tradition in Ps 132:12, where the continuation of the line of David depends on their fidelity to the Lord; cf. also 1 Kgs 2:4; 6:12; 8:25.

70 He chose David his servant,
    took him from the sheepfolds.(A)

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22 Then he removed him and raised up David as their king; of him he testified, ‘I have found David, son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will carry out my every wish.’(A)

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