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1 Samuel 13:14

“But now your kingdom will not stand firm. YHWH has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and YHWH has commanded him to be leader over his people, because you have not kept what YHWH commanded you.””

1 Samuel 13:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Quotation · Acts 13:22

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The quotation joins words of Psalm 89:20 (“I have found David”), of 1 Samuel 13:14 (“a man after his heart”) and of Isaiah 44:28 (“who will do all my wishes”).

Formula: ᾧ καὶ εἶπεν μαρτυρήσας “about whom he also said, testifying” (Acts 13:22)

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Greek of the New Testament: καὶ μεταστήσας αὐτὸν ἤγειρεν τὸν Δαυὶδ αὐτοῖς εἰς βασιλέα ᾧ καὶ εἶπεν μαρτυρήσας Εὗρον Δαυὶδ τὸν τοῦ Ἰεσσαί ἄνδρα κατὰ τὴν καρδίαν μου ὃς ποιήσει πάντα τὰ θελήματά μου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וְעַתָּה מַמְלַכְתְּךָ לֹא תָקוּם בִּקֵּשׁ יְהוָה לוֹ אִישׁ כִּלְבָבוֹ וַיְצַוֵּהוּ יְהוָה לְנָגִיד עַל עַמּוֹ כִּי לֹא שָׁמַרְתָּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ יְהוָה

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1 Samuel 13:14, word by word

your kingdomמַמְלַכְתְּmamlacht

kingdom

A land ruled by a king.

Where else “mamlacht” appears
stand firmתָקוּםtakum

stand firm

To hold firm, be fulfilled.

Where else “takum” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
has soughtבִּקֵּשׁbikesh

seek

To go after someone or something in order to find it.

Where else “bikesh” appears
a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
after his own heartלְבָבlevav

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.

Where else “levav” appears
has commanded him to beיְצַוֵּyetsave

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

Where else “yetsave” appears
leaderנָגִידnagid

leader

Leader: the one who goes at the head of others, in war, in government or in worship. In the books of Samuel it is used of the one whom YHWH places at the head of his people.

Where else “nagid” appears
his peopleעַמּam

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “am” appears
keptשָׁמַרְתָּshamarta

keep

To obey the covenant or the commands.

Where else “shamarta” appears

Translation note

The New Testament applies these words to David (Acts 13:22).

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

Quotation · Acts 13:22

The quotation joins words of Psalm 89:20 (“I have found David”), of 1 Samuel 13:14 (“a man after his heart”) and of Isaiah 44:28 (“who will do all my wishes”).

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1 Samuel 13:14

14But now your kingdom will not stand firm. YHWH has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and YHWH has commanded him to be leader over his people, because you have not kept what YHWH commanded you.”

Acts 13:22

22And after removing him, he raised up David for them as king, about whom he also said, testifying, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my wishes.’

The context

13Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of YHWH your Elohim that he commanded you; for now YHWH would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.

14 · This verse (above)

15Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul counted the people who were found with him, about six hundred men.

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