But if you continue to do evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”

They will ask you how you’re doing and will give you two loaves of bread. You will accept them.

Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you should do. You will anoint for me the one I point out to you.”

The men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you and you can do with us whatever you wish.”

Saul replied, “May you be blessed by the Lord, for you have had compassion on me.

Now look! Here is the king you have chosen – the one that you asked for! Look, the Lord has given you a king!

He said to David, “You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!

You will go down to Gilgal before me. I am going to join you there to offer burnt offerings and to make peace offerings. You should wait for seven days, until I arrive and tell you what to do.”

In that day you will cry out because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord won’t answer you in that day.”

You have explained today how you have treated me well. The Lord delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.

Then you will say to my brother, “Peace to you and your house! Peace to all that is yours!

Samuel said to all Israel, “I have done everything you requested. I have given you a king.

Eli said, “What message did he speak to you? Don’t conceal it from me. God will judge you severely if you conceal from me anything that he said to you!”

Samuel said to the cook, “Give me the portion of meat that I gave to you – the one I asked you to keep with you.”

Then the spirit of the Lord will rush upon you and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.

May the Lord judge between the two of us, and may the Lord vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be against you.

Be strong and act like men, you Philistines, or else you will wind up serving the Hebrews the way they have served you! Act like men and fight!”

But the king said, “You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!

Now it’s your turn to listen to your servant! Let me set before you a bit of bread so that you can eat. When you regain your strength, you can go on your way.”

Then Samuel said to Saul, “You have made a foolish choice! You have not obeyed the commandment that the Lord your God gave you. Had you done that, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever!