1 Samuel 13:14

13:14 But now your kingdom will not continue! The Lord has sought out ¹  for himself a man who is loyal to him ²  and the Lord has appointed ³  him to be leader over his people, for you have not obeyed what the Lord commanded you.”

1 Samuel 13:2

13:2 Saul selected for himself three thousand men from Israel. Two thousand of these were with Saul at Micmash and in the hill country of Bethel; ⁴  the remaining thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. ⁵  He sent all the rest of the people back home. ⁶ 

1 Tawarikh 7:18

7:18 His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

Yesaya 32:1

Justice and Wisdom Will Prevail

32:1 Look, a king will promote fairness; ⁷ 

officials will promote justice. ⁸ 

[13:14]  ¹ tn This verb form, as well as the one that follows (“appointed”), indicates completed action from the standpoint of the speaker. This does not necessarily mean that the Lord had already conducted his search and made his choice, however. The forms may be used for rhetorical effect to emphasize the certainty of the action. The divine search for a new king is as good as done, emphasizing that the days of Saul’s dynasty are numbered.

[13:14]  ² tn Heb “according to his heart.” The idiomatic expression means to be like-minded with another, as its use in 1 Sam 14:7 indicates.

[13:14]  ³ tn Heb “commanded.”

[13:2]  ⁴ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[13:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “at Gibeah of Benjamin.” The words “in the territory” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[13:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “each one to his tents.”

[32:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “will reign according to fairness.”

[32:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “will rule according to justice.”