12 以色列人對撒母耳說:「是誰說掃羅不該做王?把他們帶來,我們要處死他們。」 13 掃羅卻說:「今天不可殺人,因為今天耶和華拯救了以色列。」 14 撒母耳對民眾說:「來吧,我們到吉甲去,在那裡重新立國。」 15 於是,他們來到吉甲,在耶和華面前立掃羅為王,又向耶和華獻上平安祭。掃羅和全體以色列人都非常歡喜。

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Saul Confirmed as King

12 The people then said to Samuel, “Who(A) was it that asked, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Turn these men over to us so that we may put them to death.”

13 But Saul said, “No one will be put to death today,(B) for this day the Lord has rescued(C) Israel.”

14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal(D) and there renew the kingship.(E) 15 So all the people went to Gilgal(F) and made Saul king(G) in the presence of the Lord. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings before the Lord, and Saul and all the Israelites held a great celebration.

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