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1 Samuel 15:28 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 15 · verse 28 · King James Version
And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.1 Samuel 15:28 · King James Version
1 Samuel 15:28 in context
26And 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.
27And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
28And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.
29And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
30Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.
Key words (Strong's)
- neighbourrêaʻan associateH7453 →
- kingdommamlâkûwth{dominionH4468 →
- SamuelShᵉmûwʼêlShemuel, the name of three IsraelitesH8050 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- betterṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
- givennâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
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