1 Samuel 11:12

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Samuel 11:12

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Then the people said to Samuel, “Who said that Saul should not reign over us? Bring those men here so we can kill them!”

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KJV

King James Version

¶ And the people said unto Samuel, Who [is] he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.

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WEB

World English Bible

The people said to Samuel, “Who is he who said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring those men, that we may put them to death!”

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ASV

American Standard Version

And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Samuel 11

¹⁰ Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Tomorrow we will come out, and you can do with us whatever seems good to you.”

¹¹ The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions, and during the morning watch they invaded the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them, until the hottest part of the day. And the survivors were so scattered that no two of them were left together.

¹² Then the people said to Samuel, “Who said that Saul should not reign over us? Bring those men here so we can kill them!”

¹³ But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”

¹⁴ Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”

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