1 Samuel 15:28
And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from off thee this day, and hath given it to thy associate, who is better than thou.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
27And Samuel turned about to go: and he laid hold on the corner of his mantle, and it was rent.
29And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich: he bringeth low and also lifteth up.
1 Samuel 16:12And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, having withal handsome eyes, and being of a goodly appearance. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.
1 Samuel 25:30And it shall come to pass, when the Lord will do to my lord, in accordance with all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and will ordain thee as ruler over Israel,
2 Samuel 3:10To transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to establish the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba'.
1 Kings 11:30And Achiyah caught hold of the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces;
Jeremiah 27:5It is I who have made the earth, the men, and the beasts that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and I have given it unto the one who seemeth proper in my eyes.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 15:25-32
Saul's Dethronement Foretold. ( b. c. 1065.) 24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord , and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord . 26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord , and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel. 27 And as Samuel turned about to go away,… Read the whole commentary →