Saul Publicly Chosen King

17 Now Samuel called the (A)people together to the Lord at Mizpah; 18 and he said to the sons of Israel, “(B)This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘I brought Israel up from Egypt, and I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the [a]power of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ 19 But today you (C)have rejected your God, who saves you from all your catastrophes and your distresses; yet you have [b]said, ‘No, but put a king over us!’ Now then, (D)present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your [c]groups of thousands.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 10:18 Lit hand
  2. 1 Samuel 10:19 As in several mss and ancient versions; MT said to Him
  3. 1 Samuel 10:19 Or clans

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