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16 “Why do you ask me,” Samuel said, “since the Lord has turned away from you and has become your enemy?[a] 17 The Lord has done to you[b] exactly what he spoke through me: The Lord has ripped the kingdom out of your hands and has given it to your friend David. 18 The Lord has done this very thing to you today because you didn’t listen to the Lord’s voice and didn’t carry out his fierce anger against the Amalekites.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 28:16 LXX is with your neighbor; cf 15:28; 28:17
  2. 1 Samuel 28:17 LXX; MT The Lord himself has done just what

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