1 Samuel 13:14

14 Pero ahora tu reino tiene que terminar, porque el Señor
ha buscado a un hombre conforme a su propio corazón. El Señor
ya lo ha nombrado para ser líder de su pueblo, porque tú no obedeciste el mandato del Señor
.

1 Samuel 13:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 13:14

But now thy kingdom shall not continue
That is, in his family, nor in his tribe, but be removed to another:

the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart:
who was David; though as yet Samuel knew him not, he knew by divine revelation that there was another one chosen, to whom the kingdom would be given; a man every way agreeable to the will of God, and who would fulfil his will, though he knew not particularly who he was:

and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people;
that is, had appointed him to be king over Israel. God's decrees have the force of a law in them, and must be fulfilled; and cannot be resisted so as to be frustrated:

because thou hast not kept that which the Lord hath commanded thee;
it matters not whether the thing commanded is greater or less, it is disobedience to the command that is the sin, and is resented: this might seem a small thing, since to offer the sacrifice was not criminal; but doing it before the time, a little before it should have been done, not waiting long enough for the prophet; yet it being against the command of God, or in neglect of it, it was sinful, and severely chastised; and the rather, that it might be an example to all succeeding kings how they offended, or broke the least of God's commandments; and this being the first king of Israel, he was made an example of to the rest.

1 Samuel 13:14 In-Context

12 Así que dije: “¡Los filisteos están listos para marchar contra nosotros en Gilgal, y yo ni siquiera he pedido ayuda al Señor
!”. De manera que me vi obligado a ofrecer yo mismo la ofrenda quemada antes de que tú llegaras.

13 —¡Qué tontería! —exclamó Samuel—. No obedeciste al mandato que te dio el Señor
tu Dios. Si lo hubieras obedecido, el Señor
habría establecido tu reinado sobre Israel para siempre.

14 Pero ahora tu reino tiene que terminar, porque el Señor
ha buscado a un hombre conforme a su propio corazón. El Señor
ya lo ha nombrado para ser líder de su pueblo, porque tú no obedeciste el mandato del Señor
.

15 Desventaja militar de Israel
Después Samuel salió de Gilgal y siguió su camino, pero el resto de las tropas fue con Saúl a encontrarse con el ejército. De Gilgal subieron a Guibeá, en la tierra de Benjamín.
Cuando Saúl contó los hombres que todavía estaban con él, ¡descubrió que solo quedaban seiscientos!

16 Saúl, Jonatán y las tropas acampaban en Geba, en la tierra de Benjamín; mientras que los filisteos levantaron su campamento en Micmas.