^{16 Ref} And Samuel said, Why do you put your questions to me, seeing that God has gone away from you and is on the side of him who is against you?

^{17 Ref} And the Lord himself has done what I said: the Lord has taken the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbour David;

^{18 Ref} Because you did not do what the Lord said, and did not give effect to his burning wrath against Amalek. So the Lord has done this thing to you today.

^{19 Ref} And more than this, the Lord will give Israel up with you into the hands of the Philistines: and tomorrow you and your sons will be with me: and the Lord will give up the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.

^{20 Ref} Then Saul went down flat on the earth, and was full of fear because of Samuel's words: and there was no strength in him, for he had taken no food all that day or all that night.