1 Samuel 15:23

15:23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination,

and presumption is like the evil of idolatry.

Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,

he has rejected you as ¹  king.”

1 Samuel 15:26

15:26 Samuel said to Saul, “I will not go back with you, for you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel!”

1 Samuel 16:1

Samuel Anoints David as King

16:1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. ²  Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, ³  for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons.” ⁴ 

[15:23]  ¹ tn Or “from [being].”

[16:1]  ² tc The Lucianic recension of the Old Greek translation includes the following words: “And the Lord said to Samuel.”

[16:1]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[16:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “for I have seen among his sons for me a king.”