1 Samuel 10:18-20

New King James Version

¹⁸and said to the children of Israel, ^(A)“Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all kingdoms and from those who oppressed you.’ ¹⁹^(B)But you have today rejected your God, who Himself saved you from all your adversities and your tribulations; and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us!’ Now therefore, present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your ^[a]clans.”

²⁰And when Samuel had ^(C)caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.

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1 Samuel 10:19 Lit. thousands

1 Samuel 10:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸and said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the power of Egypt and all the kingdoms that oppressed^(A) you.’ ¹⁹But you have now rejected^(B) your God, who saves^(C) you out of all your disasters and calamities. And you have said, ‘No, appoint a king^(D) over us.’^(E) So now present^(F) yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and clans.”