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And you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and the LORD will not hear you in that day."

And they answered them and said, "Yes, there he is, just ahead of you. Hurry now; for today he came to this city, because there is a sacrifice of the people today on the high place.

As soon as you come into the city, you will surely find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. For the people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; afterward those who are invited will eat. Now therefore, go up, for about this time you will find him."

"Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him commander over My people Israel, that he may save My people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me."

Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him and said: "Is it not because the Lord has anointed you commander over His inheritance? [fn]

Then they cried out to the Lord, and said, 'We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord and served the Baals and Ashtoreths; [fn] but now deliver us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve You.'

For the LORD will not forsake His people, for His great name's sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you His people.

But now your kingdom shall not continue. The LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has commanded him to be commander over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you."

But Jonathan said, "My father has troubled the land. Look now, how my countenance has brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He also has rejected you from being king."

Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.

But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; [fn] for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."

Then David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

Now Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, but had departed from Saul.

But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

Thus Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father, and said to him, "Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you.

Now Jonathan again caused David to vow, because he loved him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

Then Jonathan said to David, "Tomorrow is the New Moon; and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.

So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no food the second day of the month, for he was grieved for David, because his father had treated him shamefully.