1 Samuel 28:17

He has done exactly what He spoke through me: The LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Samuel delivers this message to King Saul at Endor during a secret necromantic consultation, pronouncing final judgment after God has turned away from Saul and become his enemy. The words — The Hebrew וַיַּעַשׂ (wa.ya‘as) and וַיִּקְרַע (wa.yiqra‘) render "he has done" and "he has torn," emphasizing the completed execution of God’s spoken word. The thread — This transfer of royal authority echoes God’s prior rejection of Saul in 1 Samuel 13:13 and 15:27, while the kingdom’s future rests with David as noted in 1 Samuel 24:20. Why it lands — The text records the factual removal of royal authority from Saul and its transfer to David, demanding recognition that divine judgment executes precisely what God previously declared.

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The Hebrew words

וַיַּ֤עַשׂva/i.Ya.'asand/ he has done יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehל֔וֹl/oto <the>/ himכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka./'a.Sherjust/ as דִּבֶּ֣רdi.Berhe spoke בְּיָדִ֑יbe./ya.D/iby/ hand/ my וַיִּקְרַ֨עva/i.yik.Ra'and/ he has torn יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahweh אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha./mam.la.Khahthe/ kingdom מִיָּדֶ֔ךָmi./ya.De./khafrom/ hand/ your וַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּva/i.yi.te./Nahand/ he has given/ it לְרֵעֲךָ֥le./re.'a./Khato/ neighbor/ your לְדָוִֽד׃le./da.Vidto/ David

King James Version

And the Lord hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:

Cross-references

1 Samuel 15:27 As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
1 Samuel 24:20 Now I know for sure that you will be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.
1 Samuel 13:13 “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 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 went to Ramah.
Proverbs 16:4 The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.

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