Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Samuel 10:23
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So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.
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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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They ran and got him there. When he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
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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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1 Samuel 10
21 Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.
22 So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”
23 So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.
24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
25 Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.
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