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1 Now when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 The name of his first son

1 *** 2 And Saul took for himself three thousand men of Israel, of whom he kept two thousand with

1 And Samuel said to all Israel, You see that I have given ear to everything you said to me,

1 Then about a month after this, Nahash the Ammonite came up and put his forces in position for attacking

1 Now one day Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man who was with him, looking after

1 And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have

1 And Samuel said to Saul, The Lord sent me to put the holy oil on you and to make