²⁸ Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn^(A) the kingdom^(B) of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors—to one better than you.^(C)

⁸ Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. “They have credited David with tens of thousands,” he thought, “but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?^(A)”

²⁰ I know that you will surely be king^(A) and that the kingdom^(B) of Israel will be established in your hands.

¹⁴ and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned^(A) the kingdom^(B) over to David son of Jesse.