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23 Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.”(A)

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23 But Gideon told them, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The Lord will rule(A) over you.”

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But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to govern us.” Samuel prayed to the Lord,(A)

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But when they said, “Give us a king(A) to lead us,” this displeased(B) Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord.

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Israel’s Request for a King Granted

19 But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; they said, “No! We are determined to have a king over us,

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19 But the people refused(A) to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want(B) a king(C) over us.

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Saul Defeats the Ammonites

11 About a month later,[a] Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”(A)

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  1. 11.1 Q ms Gk: MT lacks About a month later

Saul Rescues the City of Jabesh

11 Nahash[a](A) the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh Gilead.(B) And all the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty(C) with us, and we will be subject to you.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 11:1 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls gifts. Now Nahash king of the Ammonites oppressed the Gadites and Reubenites severely. He gouged out all their right eyes and struck terror and dread in Israel. Not a man remained among the Israelites beyond the Jordan whose right eye was not gouged out by Nahash king of the Ammonites, except that seven thousand men fled from the Ammonites and entered Jabesh Gilead. About a month later, Nahash