And Samuel said to him, Jehovah has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.

since the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel, and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. And Jehovah has declared to you that He will make you a house.

And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.

For You, O Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, have disclosed this in Your servant's ear, saying, I will build you a house. Therefore Your servant has found it in his heart to pray this prayer to You.

then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I have spoken to David your father, saying, You shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.

since the day that I have commanded judges to be over My people Israel. I have also subdued all your enemies. Furthermore I declare to you that Jehovah shall build you a house.

For You, O my God, have disclosed to Your servant's ear that You will build him a house. Therefore Your servant has found heart to pray before You.

His seed also I have ordained eternally, and His throne as the days of Heaven.

Then all this assembly shall know that Jehovah does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is Jehovah's, and He has given you into our hands.

And Saul said to David, Here is my older daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight the battles of Jehovah. For Saul thought, Let my hand not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.

Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one leading Israel out and bringing them in; and Jehovah said to you, You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.

And he said, Give attention, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, O King Jehoshaphat. Thus says Jehovah to you: Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

Put on all the armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

And he said to his men, Jehovah forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the anointed of Jehovah, to stretch out my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of Jehovah.

So David restrained his men with these words, and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. And Saul rose up from the cave and went on his way.

Moreover, my father, look! Indeed, see the skirt of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the skirt of your robe, and did not kill you, recognize and consider that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against you. And yet you are hunting my soul to take it.

And he said to David: You are more righteous than I; for you have rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded you with evil.

because David had done what was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and had not turned aside from anything that He had commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

ALEPH: Blessed are the upright in the way, who walk in the Law of Jehovah.

They also do no iniquity; they walk in His Ways.

Let your light so shine before men, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven.

And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong.

So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, Truly this was a righteous Man!