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Samuel |
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1:1: Now there was a certain man of
Ramathaim-zophim, of |
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1:2: And he had two wives; the name of the
one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had
children, but Hannah had no children. |
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1:3: And this man went up out of his city
yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in |
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1:4: And when the time was that Elkanah
offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters,
portions: |
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1:5: But unto Hannah he gave a worthy
portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb. |
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1:6: And her adversary also provoked her
sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. |
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1:7: And as he did so year by year, when she
went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept,
and did not eat. |
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1:8: Then said Elkanah her husband to her,
Hannah, why weepest thou? and why
eatest thou not? and why is thy heart
grieved? am not I better to thee than
ten sons? |
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1:9: So Hannah rose up after they had eaten
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1:11: And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD
of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and
remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid
a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and
there shall no razor come upon his head. |
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1:23: And Elkanah her husband said unto her,
Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD
establish his word. So the woman
abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him. |
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2:1: And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart
rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged
over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. |
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2:2: There is none holy as the LORD: for
there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. |
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2:3: Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let
not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and
by him actions are weighed. |
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2:4: The bows of the mighty men are broken,
and they that stumbled are girded with strength. |
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2:5: They that were full have hired out
themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren
hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble. |
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2:6: The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he
bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. |
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2:7: The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich:
he bringeth low, and lifteth up. |
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2:8: He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,
and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and
to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are
the LORD's, and he hath set the world upon them. |
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2:9: He will keep the feet of his saints, and
the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. |
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2:10: The adversaries of the LORD shall be
broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall
judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and
exalt the horn of his anointed. |
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2:11: And Elkanah went to Ramah to his
house. And the child did minister unto
the LORD before Eli the priest. |
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2:12: Now the sons of Eli were sons of
Belial; they knew not the LORD. |
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2:13: And the priests' custom with the people
was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while
the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; |
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2:14: And he struck it into the pan, or
kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took
for himself. So they did in Shiloh
unto all the Israelites that came thither. |
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2:15: Also before they burnt the fat, the
priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to
roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw. |
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2:16: And if any man said unto him, Let them
not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul
desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and
if not, I will take it by force. |
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2:17: Wherefore the sin of the young men was
very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD. |
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2:18: But Samuel ministered before the LORD,
being a child, girded with a linen ephod. |
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2:19: Moreover his mother made him a little
coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her
husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. |
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2:20: And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife,
and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to
the LORD. And they went unto their own
home. |
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2:21: And the LORD visited Hannah, so that
she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD. |
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2:22: Now Eli was very old, and heard all
that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that
assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. |
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2:23: And he said unto them, Why do ye such
things? for I hear of your evil
dealings by all this people. |
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2:24: Nay, my sons; for it is no good report
that I hear: ye make the LORD's people to transgress. |
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2:25: If one man sin against another, the
judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat
for him? Notwithstanding they
hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay
them. |
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2:26: And the child Samuel grew on, and was
in favour both with the LORD, and also with men. |
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2:27: And there came a man of God unto Eli,
and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house
of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house? |
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2:28: And did I choose him out of all the
tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense,
to wear an ephod before me? and did I
give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the
children of Israel? |
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2:29: Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and
at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy
sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings
of Israel my people? |
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2:30: Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith,
I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before
me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour
me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. |
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2:31: Behold, the days come, that I will cut
off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an
old man in thine house. |
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2:32: And thou shalt see an enemy in my
habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall
not be an old man in thine house for ever. |
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2:33: And the man of thine, whom I shall not
cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine
heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their
age. |
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2:34: And this shall be a sign unto thee,
that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they
shall die both of them. |
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2:35: And I will raise me up a faithful
priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my
mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine
anointed for ever. |
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2:36: And it shall come to pass, that every
one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of
silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of
the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread. |
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3:1: And the child Samuel ministered unto the
LORD before Eli. And the word of the
LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision. |
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3:2: And it came to pass at that time, when
Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could
not see; |
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3:3: And ere the lamp of God went out in the
temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to
sleep; |
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3:4: That the LORD called Samuel: and he
answered, Here am I. |
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3:5: And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am
I; for thou calledst me. And he said,
I called not; lie down again. And he
went and lay down. |
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3:6: And the LORD called yet again,
Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to
Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie
down again. |
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3:7: Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD,
neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him. |
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3:8: And the LORD called Samuel again the
third time. And he arose and went to
Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called
the child. |
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3:9: Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie
down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for
thy servant heareth. So Samuel went
and lay down in his place. |
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3:10: And the LORD came, and stood, and
called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel.
Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth. |
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3:11: And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I
will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth
it shall tingle. |
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3:12: In that day I will perform against Eli
all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will
also make an end. |
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3:13: For I have told him that I will judge
his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made
themselves vile, and he restrained them not. |
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3:14: And therefore I have sworn unto the
house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with
sacrifice nor offering for ever. |
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3:15: And Samuel lay until the morning, and
opened the doors of the house of the LORD.
And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. |
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3:16: Then Eli called Samuel, and said,
Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here
am I. |
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3:17: And he said, What is the thing that the
LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee
hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing
from me of all the things that he said unto thee. |
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3:18: And Samuel told him every whit, and hid
nothing from him. And he said, It is
the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. |
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3:19: And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with
him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. |
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3:20: And all Israel from Dan even to
Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD. |
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3:21: And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh:
for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD. |
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4:1: And the word of Samuel came to all
Israel. Now Israel went out against
the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines
pitched in Aphek. |
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4:2: And the Philistines put themselves in
array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before
the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand
men. |
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4:3: And when the people were come into the
camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day
before the Philistines? Let us fetch
the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it
cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. |
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4:4: So the people sent to Shiloh, that they
might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which
dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas,
were there with the ark of the covenant of God. |
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4:5: And when the ark of the covenant of the
LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the
earth rang again. |
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4:6: And when the Philistines heard the noise
of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the
camp of the Hebrews? And they
understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp. |
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4:7: And the Philistines were afraid, for
they said, God is come into the camp. And
they said, Woe unto us! for there hath
not been such a thing heretofore. |
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4:8: Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of
these mighty Gods? these are the Gods
that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness. |
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4:9: Be strong, and quit yourselves like men,
O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been
to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. |
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4:10: And the Philistines fought, and Israel
was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very
great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. |
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4:11: And the ark of God was taken; and the
two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain. |
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4:12: And there ran a man of Benjamin out of
the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with
earth upon his head. |
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4:13: And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a
seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and
told it, all the city cried out. |
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4:14: And when Eli heard the noise of the
crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. |
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4:15: Now Eli was ninety and eight years old;
and his eyes were dim, that he could not see. |
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4:16: And the man said unto Eli, I am he that
came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son? |
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4:17: And the messenger answered and said,
Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great
slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are
dead, and the ark of God is taken. |
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4:18: And it came to pass, when he made
mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the
side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and
heavy. And he had judged Israel forty
years. |
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4:19: And his daughter in law, Phinehas'
wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings
that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband
were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her. |
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4:20: And about the time of her death the
women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a
son. But she answered not, neither did
she regard it. |
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4:21: And she named the child I-chabod,
saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken,
and because of her father in law and her husband. |
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4:22: And she said, The glory is departed
from Israel: for the ark of God is taken. |
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5:1: And the Philistines took the ark of God,
and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod. |
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5:2: When the Philistines took the ark of God,
they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. |
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5:3: And when they of Ashdod arose early on
the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the
ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon,
and set him in his place again. |
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5:4: And when they arose early on the morrow
morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark
of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut
off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. |
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5:5: Therefore neither the priests of Dagon,
nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in
Ashdod unto this day. |
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5:6: But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon
them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even
Ashdod and the coasts thereof. |
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5:7: And when the men of Ashdod saw that it
was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for
his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god. |
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5:8: They sent therefore and gathered all the
lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark
of the God of Israel? And they
answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of
Israel about thither. |
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5:9: And it was so, that, after they had
carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great
destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they
had emerods in their secret parts. |
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5:10: Therefore they sent the ark of God to
Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark
of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought
about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people. |
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5:11: So they sent and gathered together all
the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of
Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our
people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand
of God was very heavy there. |
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5:12: And the men that died not were smitten
with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven. |
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6:1: And the ark of the LORD was in the
country of the Philistines seven months. |
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6:2: And the Philistines called for the
priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the
LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send
it to his place. |
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6:3: And they said, If ye send away the ark
of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a
trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why
his hand is not removed from you. |
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6:4: Then said they, What shall be the
trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and
five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines:
for one plague was on you all, and on your lords. |
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6:5: Wherefore ye shall make images of your
emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory
unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you,
and from off your gods, and from off your land. |
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6:6: Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts,
as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them,
did they not let the people go, and they departed? |
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6:7: Now therefore make a new cart, and take
two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the
cart, and bring their calves home from them: |
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6:8: And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it
upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass
offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. |
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6:9: And see, if it goeth up by the way of
his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if
not, then we shall know that is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance
that happened to us. |
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6:10: And the men did so; and took two milch
kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home: |
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6:11: And they laid the ark of the LORD upon
the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their
emerods. |
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6:12: And the kine took the straight way to
the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and
turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the
Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh. |
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6:13: And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping
their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the
ark, and rejoiced to see it. |
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6:14: And the cart came into the field of
Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and
they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto
the LORD. |
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6:15: And the Levites took down the ark of
the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were,
and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt
offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD. |
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6:16: And when the five lords of the
Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day. |
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6:17: And these are the golden emerods which
the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod
one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; |
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6:18: And the golden mice, according to the
number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both
of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel,
whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this
day in the field of Joshua, the Beth-shemite. |
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6:19: And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh,
because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people
fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because
the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. |
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6:20: And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who
is able to stand before this holy LORD God?
and to whom shall he go up from us? |
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6:21: And they sent messengers to the
inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the
ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you. |
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7:1: And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and
fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in
the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD. |
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7:2: And it came to pass, while the ark abode
in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all
the house of Israel lamented after the LORD. |
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7:3: And Samuel spake unto all the house of
Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put
away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts
unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of
the Philistines. |
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7:4: Then the children of Israel did put away
Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only. |
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7:5: And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to
Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD. |
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7:6: And they gathered together to Mizpeh,
and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day,
and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in
Mizpeh. |
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7:7: And when the Philistines heard that the
children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the
Philistines went up against Israel. And
when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines. |
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7:8: And the children of Israel said to
Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us
out of the hand of the Philistines. |
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7:9: And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and
offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto
the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him. |
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7:10: And as Samuel was offering up the burnt
offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD
thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and
discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel. |
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7:11: And the men of Israel went out of
Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under
Beth-car. |
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7:12: Then Samuel took a stone, and set it
between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying,
Hitherto hath the LORD helped us. |
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7:13: So the Philistines were subdued, and
they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was
against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. |
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7:14: And the cities which the Philistines
had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and
the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the
Philistines. And there was peace
between Israel and the Amorites. |
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7:15: And Samuel judged Israel all the days
of his life. |
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7:16: And he went from year to year in
circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those
places. |
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7:17: And his return was to Ramah; for there
was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the
LORD. |
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8:1: And it came to pass, when Samuel was
old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. |
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8:2: Now the name of his firstborn was Joel;
and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. |
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8:3: And his sons walked not in his ways, but
turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. |
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8:4: Then all the elders of Israel gathered
themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, |
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8:5: And said unto him, Behold, thou art old,
and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all
the nations. |
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8:6: But the thing displeased Samuel, when
they said, Give us a king to judge us.
And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. |
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8:7: And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken
unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have
not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over
them. |
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8:8: According to all the works which they
have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this
day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also
unto thee. |
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8:9: Now therefore hearken unto their voice:
howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king
that shall reign over them. |
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8:10: And Samuel told all the words of the
LORD unto the people that asked of him a king. |
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8:11: And he said, This will be the manner of
the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them
for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run
before his chariots. |
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8:12: And he will appoint him captains over
thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground,
and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments
of his chariots. |
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8:13: And he will take your daughters to be
confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. |
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8:14: And he will take your fields, and your
vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his
servants. |
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8:15: And he will take the tenth of your
seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. |
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8:16: And he will take your menservants, and
your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them
to his work. |
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8:17: He will take the tenth of your sheep:
and ye shall be his servants. |
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8:18: And ye shall cry out in that day
because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not
hear you in that day. |
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8:19: Nevertheless the people refused to obey
the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; |
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8:20: That we also may be like all the
nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our
battles. |
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8:21: And Samuel heard all the words of the
people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD. |
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8:22: And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken
unto their voice, and make them a king.
And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city. |
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9:1: Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose
name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the
son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. |
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9:2: And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a
choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of
Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher
than any of the people. |
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9:3: And the asses of Kish Saul's father were
lost. And Kish said to Saul his son,
Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. |
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9:4: And he passed through mount Ephraim, and
passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they
passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed
through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not. |
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9:5: And when they were come to the land of
Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return;
lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us. |
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9:6: And he said unto him, Behold now, there
is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith
cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our
way that we should go. |
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9:7: Then said Saul to his servant, But,
behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and
there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we? |
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9:8: And the servant answered Saul again, and
said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that
will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way. |
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9:9: (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went
to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he
that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.) |
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9:10: Then said Saul to his servant, Well
said; come, let us go. So they
went unto the city where the man of God was. |
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9:11: And as they went up the
hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said
unto them, Is the seer here? |
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9:12: And they answered them,
and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day
to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place: |
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9:13: As soon as ye be come
into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high
place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth
bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this
time ye shall find him. |
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9:14: And they went up into the
city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against
them, for to go up to the high place. |
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9:15: Now the LORD had told
Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying, |
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9:16: To morrow about this time
I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him
to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the
hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry
is come unto me. |
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9:17: And when Samuel saw Saul,
the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people. |
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9:18: Then Saul drew near to
Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house
is. |
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9:19: And Samuel answered Saul,
and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall
eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all
that is in thine heart. |
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9:20: And as for thine asses
that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are
found. And on whom is all the desire
of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on
all thy father's house? |
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9:21: And Saul answered and
said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families
of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore
then speakest thou so to me? |
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9:22: And Samuel took Saul and
his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the
chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons. |
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9:23: And Samuel said unto the
cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it
by thee. |
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9:24: And the cook took up the
shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is
left! set it before thee, and eat: for
unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the
people. So Saul did eat with Samuel
that day. |
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9:25: And when they were come
down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the
top of the house. |
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9:26: And they arose early: and
it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the
top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of
them, he and Samuel, abroad. |
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9:27: And as they were going
down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on
before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew
thee the word of God. |
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10:1: Then Samuel took a vial
of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not
because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? |
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10:2: When thou art departed
from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the
border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which
thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the
asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son? |
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10:3: Then shalt thou go on
forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there
shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids,
and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of
wine: |
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10:4: And they will salute
thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their
hands. |
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10:5: After that thou shalt
come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it
shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt
meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery,
and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: |
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10:6: And the Spirit of the
LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be
turned into another man. |
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10:7: And let it be, when these
signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is
with thee. |
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10:8: And thou shalt go down
before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt
offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt
thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do. |
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10:9: And it was so, that when
he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all
those signs came to pass that day. |
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10:10: And when they came
thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of
God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. |
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10:11: And it came to pass,
when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the
prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto
the son of Kish? Is Saul also among
the prophets? |
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10:12: And one of the same
place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also
among the prophets? |
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10:13: And when he had made an
end of prophesying, he came to the high place. |
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10:14: And Saul's uncle said
unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye?
And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no
where, we came to Samuel. |
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10:15: And Saul's uncle said,
Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you. |
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10:16: And Saul said unto his
uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof
Samuel spake, he told him not. |
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10:17: And Samuel called the
people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh; |
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10:18: And said unto the
children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel
out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of
the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you: |
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10:19: And ye have this day
rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your
tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the
LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands. |
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10:20: And when Samuel had
caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was
taken. |
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10:21: When he had caused the
tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was
taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could
not be found. |
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10:22: Therefore they enquired
of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid
himself among the stuff. |
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10:23: 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. |
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10:24: 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. |
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10:25: 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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10:26: And Saul also went home
to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had
touched. |