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1 Samuel 12:11-13
Common English Bible
1 Samuel 12:11-13
Common English Bible
11 So the Lord sent Jerubbaal, Barak,[a] Jephthah, and Samson,[b] and he delivered you from the power of your enemies on every side. And you lived safe and secure. 12 But when you saw that Nahash the Ammonite king was coming against you, you said to me, ‘No! There must be a king to rule over us.’ But the Lord your God was already your king!
13 “So now, here is the king you chose, the one you asked for. Yes, the Lord has put a king over you!
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- 1 Samuel 12:11 LXX, Syr; MT Bedan
- 1 Samuel 12:11 Syr (cf Targ), LXXL Samson; MT, LXXAB Samuel
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