1 Samuel 13:14 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 13:14

But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”

BSB

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ASV

But now thy kingdom shall not continue: Jehovah hath sought him a man after his own heart, and Jehovah hath appointed him to be prince over his people, because thou hast not kept that which Jehovah commanded thee.

KJV

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

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Commentary

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Gregory the Dialogist

Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 5, Chapter 3 (604)

20. Behold how great were the things he lost, who, as he supposed, despised nothing. Behold, for seven days he waited for the prophet; but when he ceased to await him at the end of the day, he lost the glory of so great a dignity. Whence it is also said through the prophet: 'Woe to those who have lost patience' (Sirach 2:16). Indeed, those lose patience who do not bring to completion the good things they have begun.

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Tertullian

PRESCRIPTIONS AGAINST HERETICS 3 (220)

And is it surprising that a person previously of good repute should afterwards fall? Saul, though good beyond all others, was afterwards overthrown by jealousy. David, a good man after the Lord's heart, was afterwards guilty of murder and adultery. Solomon, whom the Lord had endowed with all grace and wisdom, was led by women into idolatry. To remain without sin was reserved for the Son of God alone.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

"But was it not hard, to punish so little a sin so severely?" It was not little: disobedience to an express command, tho' in a small matter, is a great provocation. And indeed, there is no little sin, because there is no little God to sin against.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart - That this man was David is sufficiently clear from the sequel. But in what sense was he a man after God’s own heart? Answer: 1. In his strict attention to the law and worship of God. 2. In his admitting, in the whole of his conduct, that God was King in Israel, and that he himself was but his vicegerent. 3. In never attempting to alter any of those laws, or in the least change the Israelitish constitution.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings--Saul, though patriotic enough in his own way, was more ambitious of gaining the glory of a triumph to himself than ascribing it to God.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְעַתָּ֖ה	ve.'a.Tah	and now	H6258 →
מַמְלַכְתְּךָ֣	mam.lakh.te.Kha	kingdom your	H4467 →
לֹא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
תָק֑וּם	ta.Kum	it will endure	H6965 →
בִּקֵּשׁ֩	bi.Kesh	he has sought	H1245 →
יְהוָ֨ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
ל֜וֹ	lo	for <the> himself
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	a man	H376 →
כִּלְבָב֗וֹ	kil.va.Vo	according to own heart his	H3824 →
וַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּ	vay.tza.Ve.hu	and he has appointed him	H6680 →
יְהוָ֤ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לְנָגִיד֙	le.na.Gid	to ruler	H5057 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
עַמּ֔וֹ	a.Mo	people his	H5971 →
כִּ֚י	ki	for	H3588 →
לֹ֣א	lo'	not	H3808 →
שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ	sha.Mar.ta	you have kept	H8104 →
אֵ֥ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲשֶֽׁר־	'a.Sher-	[that] which	H834 →
צִוְּךָ֖	tzi.ve.Kha	he commanded you	H6680 →
יְהוָֽה׃ פ	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 13:22
After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 13:13–14
  “You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
- 1 Kings 15:5
  For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of…
- Psalms 78:70–72
  He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
- 1 Samuel 16:13
  So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and…
- 1 Samuel 16:1
  Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending…
Through
1 Samuel 16:1
Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 15:23
  For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
- 2 Kings 9:1
  Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
- Psalms 78:68–71
  But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.

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