Verse 13
1 Samuel 13:13
English Revised Version
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And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God (Elohim), which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל אֶל שָׁא֖וּל נִסְכָּ֑לְתָּ לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֗רְתָּ אֶת מִצְוַ֞ת יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔/ךְ כִּ֣י עַתָּ֗ה הֵכִ֨ין יְהוָ֧ה אֶת מַֽמְלַכְתְּ/ךָ֛ אֶל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַד עוֹלָֽם
English Translation
And Samuel said to Saul, "You have been foolish; you have not kept the command of the LORD your God, which He commanded you. For now the LORD has prepared a kingdom for you over Israel forever."
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Chapter 13 Context
1
Saul was thirty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years over Israel.
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And Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and...
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3
And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it...
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And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also...
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And the Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, an...
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When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the pe...
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7
Now some of the Hebrews had gone over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was...
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8
And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not...
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9
And Saul said, Bring hither the burnt offering to me, and the peace offerings. And he offered the bu...
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10
And it came to pass that, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samu...
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11
And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered fr...
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12
therefore said I, Now will the Philistines come down upon me to Gilgal, and I have not entreated the...
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13
And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD th...
14
But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the...
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15
And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people t...
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16
And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Geba of Benjami...
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17
And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto...
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and another company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company turned the way of the border t...
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Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the H...
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but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter...
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yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes; and...
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So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of...
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