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12 therefore I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favor of Yahweh.’ So I forced myself and offered the burnt offering.” 13 And Samuel said to Saul, “(A)You have acted foolishly; (B)you have not kept the commandment of Yahweh your God, which He commanded you, for now Yahweh would have established your kingdom [a]over Israel (C)forever. 14 But (D)now your kingdom shall not endure. (E)Yahweh has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him as ruler over His people because you have not kept what Yahweh commanded you.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 13:13 Lit to