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General Information:
The quotation here is from the history of Samuel and from a Psalm of Ethan in the Old Testament.
for forty years
"to be their king for forty years"
removed him from the kingship
This expression means God caused Saul to stop being king. AT: "rejected Saul from being king"
he raised up David to be their king
"God chose David to be their king." Here "raised up" is an idiom that means God caused David to become the king. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
their king
"the king of Israel" or "the king over the Israelites"
It was about David that God said
"God said this about David"
I have found
"I have observed that"
to be a man after my heart
This expression means he "is a man who wants what I want." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)