1 Samuel 15:28 (GNV)

Passage

Then Samuel saide vnto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdome of Israel from thee this day, and hath giuen it to thy neighbour, that is better then thou.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 15:26 But Samuel saide vnto Saul, I will not returne with thee: for thou hast cast away the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath cast away thee, that thou shalt not be King ouer Israel.

1 Samuel 15:27 And as Samuel turned himselfe to goe away, he caught the lappe of his coate, and it rent.

1 Samuel 15:28 Then Samuel saide vnto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdome of Israel from thee this day, and hath giuen it to thy neighbour, that is better then thou.

1 Samuel 15:29 For in deede the strength of Israel will not lye nor repent: for hee is not a man that hee should repent.

1 Samuel 15:30 Then he saide, I haue sinned: but honour mee, I pray thee, before the Elders of my people, and before Israel, and turne againe with mee, that I may worship the Lord thy God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "samuel", "saide", "vnto", "lord", "hath", "rent", "kingdome", and "israel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "samuel" and "saide", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "And as Samuel turned himselfe to goe..." into verse 29's "For in deede the strength of Israel...", so "samuel" and "saide" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "samuel" and "saide" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.