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Yahweh has done to you, as he spoke by me: and Yahweh has torn the kingdom out of your hand, and given it to your neighbor, even to David.
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Prophecy Fulfilled
Commentators note that this message is a direct and explicit fulfillment of the prophecy Samuel gave in 1 Samuel 15:28. The spirit, whether real or a counterfeit, confirms that God's judgment is now complete. The addition of David's name makes it clear that the previously unnamed 'neighbor' is indeed the man God has chosen, showing the inescapable nature of God's declared will.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
To him—A better translation is “for Himself,” as noted in the margin.
19th Century
Anglican
And the Lord has done to him. —Render, as in the margin of the English Version, the Lord has done or performed for Himself.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord has done to him To David, Saul's enemy, as he insinuated he was:
as he spoke by me
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