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Because Saul was not completely obedient to God. In the battle against Amalek, which God had commanded explicitly, Saul didn't finish the job (1 Samuel ch.15; and see also Exodus ch.17 and Deuteronomy 25:17-19).

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David did not rule Israel at first, although anointed to, because the captain of Saul's army, Abner, took Saul's son Ishbosheth and made him king over Israel and other places.

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King Saul proved unfaithful to God and unworthy to rule over His people. So God rejected him and directed the prophet Samuel to anoint David as the future king of Israel.

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Because King Saul sinned and the Lord rejected him as king. So God sent the prophet Samuel to appoint David king of Israel.

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