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18 and addressed the Israelites: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: It was I who brought Israel up from Egypt and delivered you from the power of the Egyptians and from the power of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.(A) 19 But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your evils and calamities, by saying, ‘No! You must appoint a king over us.’ Now, therefore, take your stand before the Lord according to your tribes and families.”(B) 20 So Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.[a]

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  1. 10:20 Was chosen: probably by casting lots; cf. 14:40–42; Jos 7:14, 17.