14 But now your kingdom(A) will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart(B) and appointed(C) him ruler(D) of his people, because you have not kept(E) the Lord’s command.”

15 Then Samuel left Gilgal[a] and went up to Gibeah(F) in Benjamin, and Saul counted the men who were with him. They numbered about six hundred.(G)

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16 Saul and his son Jonathan and the men with them were staying in Gibeah[b](H) in Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Mikmash.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 13:15 Hebrew; Septuagint Gilgal and went his way; the rest of the people went after Saul to meet the army, and they went out of Gilgal
  2. 1 Samuel 13:16 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts Geba, a variant of Gibeah

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