1 Samuel 28:17

Modern

He has done exactly what He spoke through me: The LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David.

Traditional

And the Lord hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:

Literal

And YHWH has done for Himself as He spoke by me, for YHWH has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor—to David.

Latin

Faciet enim tibi Dominus sicut locutus est in manu mea, et scindet regnum tuum de manu tua et dabit illud proximo tuo David:

Hebrew

English

He has done exactly what He spoke through me: The LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David.

torn the kingship out of your hand: See 1 Samuel 15:28.

Theme notes and profiles

1 Samuel 15:27–29
As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
1 Samuel 24:20
Now I know for sure that you will be king and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.
1 Samuel 16:13
So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.
1 Samuel 13:13–14
“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
Proverbs 16:4
The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ