13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy [a]God, which he commanded thee: for the Lord had now stablished thy kingdom upon Israel forever.

14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a [b]man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be governor over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord had commanded thee.

15 ¶ And Samuel arose, and got him up from Gilgal in [c]Gibeah of Benjamin: and Saul numbered the people that were found with him, about six hundred men.

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  1. 1 Samuel 13:13 Who willed thee to obey him, and rest upon the words spoken by his Prophet.
  2. 1 Samuel 13:14 That is, David.
  3. 1 Samuel 13:15 And went to his city Ramah.

13 “You have done a foolish thing,(A)” Samuel said. “You have not kept(B) the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.(C) 14 But now your kingdom(D) will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart(E) and appointed(F) him ruler(G) of his people, because you have not kept(H) the Lord’s command.”

15 Then Samuel left Gilgal[a] and went up to Gibeah(I) in Benjamin, and Saul counted the men who were with him. They numbered about six hundred.(J)

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  1. 1 Samuel 13:15 Hebrew; Septuagint Gilgal and went his way; the rest of the people went after Saul to meet the army, and they went out of Gilgal