1. 1 Samuel 28:17 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

When did the LORD predict the tearing of the kingdom and the giving of it to a neighbour?

1 Samuel 28:17 (ESV)

17 The LORD has done to you as he spoke by me, for the LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David.

The LORD’s promise or prediction was made after Saul spared the Amalekite king and his cattle in 1 Samuel 15:1–35. The neighbour, who had been previously hidden (cf. 1 Samuel 15:28)  is now identified by name as David.1