10 And they cried unto the Lord, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baal and Ashtoreth. Now therefore deliver us out of the hands of our enemies, and we will serve thee.

11 Therefore the Lord sent Jerubbaal [a]and Bedan and (A)Jephthah, and (B)Samuel, and delivered you out of the hands of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.

12 Notwithstanding when you saw, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, [b]No, but a king shall reign over us: when yet the Lord your God was your King.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 12:11 That is, Samson, Judg. 13:25.
  2. 1 Samuel 12:12 Leaving God to seek the help of man, 1 Sam. 8:5.

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