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1 Samuel 13:1
Common English Bible
1 Samuel 13:1
Common English Bible
Samuel rejects Saul’s dynasty
13 Saul was 30 years old[a] when he became king, and he ruled over Israel forty-two years.[b]
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- 1 Samuel 13:1 LXXL; Syr twenty-one; MT lacks a number; 13:1 is omitted in LXXB.
- 1 Samuel 13:1 Part of the number is missing in MT (… and two years) and all ancient witnesses. Acts 13:21 says Saul ruled forty years, as does Josephus (Ant. 6.14.9 [378]), though Josephus also says Saul ruled twenty years (Ant. 10.8.4 [143]).
1 Samuel 13:1
New King James Version
1 Samuel 13:1
New King James Version
Saul’s Unlawful Sacrifice
13 Saul [a]reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
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- 1 Samuel 13:1 Heb. is difficult; cf. 2 Sam. 5:4; 2 Kin. 14:2; see also 2 Sam. 2:10; Acts 13:21
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