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1 Samuel 10:23-25
King James Version
1 Samuel 10:23-25
King James Version
23 And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
25 Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
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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.
1 Samuel 10:23-25
New King James Version
1 Samuel 10:23-25
New King James Version
23 So they ran and brought him from there; and when he stood among the people, (A)he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24 And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him (B)whom the Lord has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?”
So all the people shouted and said, (C)“Long[a] live the king!”
25 Then Samuel explained to the people (D)the behavior of royalty, and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
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- 1 Samuel 10:24 Lit. May the king live
1 Samuel 10:23-25
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 10:23-25
English Standard Version
23 Then they ran and took him from there. And when he stood among the people, (A)he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24 And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him (B)whom the Lord has chosen? There is none like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, (C)“Long live the king!”
25 Then Samuel told the people (D)the rights and duties of the kingship, and he wrote them in a book and laid it up before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home.
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