1 Samuel 13:8–14

Saul Doesn’t Keep Yahweh’s Commandment

⁸So ^ahe waited seven days, according to the appointed time set by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattering from him.

⁹So Saul said, “Bring near to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And ^ahe offered the burnt offering.

¹⁰And as soon as he finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and ^aSaul went out to meet him and to ¹greet him.

¹¹But Samuel said, “What have you done?” And Saul said, “Because I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the appointed days, and that ^athe Philistines were assembling at Michmash,

¹²therefore I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favor of Yahweh.’ So I forced myself and offered the burnt offering.”

¹³And Samuel said to Saul, “^aYou have acted foolishly; ^byou have not kept the commandment of Yahweh your God, which He commanded you, for now Yahweh would have established your kingdom ¹over Israel ^cforever.

¹⁴“But ^anow your kingdom shall not endure. ^bYahweh has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him as ruler over His people because you have not kept what Yahweh commanded you.”