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1 Samuel 10:23-25
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 10:23-25
Holman Christian Standard Bible
23 They ran and got him from there. When he stood among the people, he stood a head taller than anyone else.[a](A) 24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the Lord has chosen?(B) There is no one like him among the entire population.”
And all the people shouted,[b] “Long live the king!”(C)
25 Samuel proclaimed to the people the rights of kingship.(D) He wrote them on a scroll, which he placed in the presence of the Lord.(E) Then Samuel sent all the people away, each to his home.
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- 1 Samuel 10:23 Lit people, and he was higher than any of the people from his shoulder and up
- 1 Samuel 10:24 LXX reads acknowledged and said
1 Samuel 10:23-25
New International Version
1 Samuel 10:23-25
New International Version
23 They ran and brought him out, and as he stood among the people he was a head taller(A) than any of the others. 24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the man the Lord has chosen?(B) There is no one like(C) him among all the people.”
Then the people shouted, “Long live(D) the king!”
25 Samuel explained(E) to the people the rights and duties(F) of kingship.(G) He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the Lord. Then Samuel dismissed the people to go to their own homes.
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