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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Gill's Exposition
But now thy kingdom shall not continue,.... That is, in his family, nor in his tribe, but be removed to another:
the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart: who was David; though as yet…
Adam Clarke
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…
Here is, I. Saul's offence in offering sacrifice before Samuel came. Samuel, when he anointed him, had ordered him to tarry for him seven days in Gilgal, promising that, at the end of those days, he…
Cambridge Bible
a man after his own heart Quoted by St Paul in his discourse at Antioch (Act 13:22). Cp. Psa 89:20.
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