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- 1 Samuel 10:22
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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.”
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- 1 Samuel 10:25
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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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- 1 Samuel 11:7
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He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they came out together as one man.
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- 1 Samuel 11:8
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And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.
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- 1 Samuel 11:9
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So they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.
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- 1 Samuel 11:13
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But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”
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- 1 Samuel 12:4
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“You have not cheated us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.”
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- 1 Samuel 13:2
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He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.
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- 1 Samuel 13:6
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Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
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- 1 Samuel 13:14
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But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”
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- 1 Samuel 13:15
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Then Samuel set out from Gilgal and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin. And Saul numbered the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.
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- 1 Samuel 13:20
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Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.
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- 1 Samuel 14:2
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Meanwhile, Saul was staying under the pomegranate tree in Migron on the outskirts of Gibeah. And the troops who were with him numbered about six hundred men,
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- 1 Samuel 14:14
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In that first assault, Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men in about half an acre of land.
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- 1 Samuel 14:20
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Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor.
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- 1 Samuel 14:22
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When all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined the battle in close pursuit.
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- 1 Samuel 14:24
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Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.
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- 1 Samuel 14:28
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Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’ That is why the people are faint.”
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- 1 Samuel 14:34
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Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.
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- 1 Samuel 14:36
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And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”
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- 1 Samuel 14:52
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And the war with the Philistines was fierce for all the days of Saul. So whenever he noticed any strong or brave man, Saul would enlist him.
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- 1 Samuel 15:3
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Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”
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- 1 Samuel 15:4
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So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.
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- 1 Samuel 16:16
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Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”
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- 1 Samuel 16:17
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And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”
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- 1 Samuel 16:18
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One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”
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- 1 Samuel 17:2
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Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.
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- 1 Samuel 17:4
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Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,
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- 1 Samuel 17:8
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And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.
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- 1 Samuel 17:10
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Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!”
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- 1 Samuel 17:12
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Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.
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- 1 Samuel 17:19
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They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”
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- 1 Samuel 17:23
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And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the ranks of the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard.
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- 1 Samuel 17:24
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When all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear.
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- 1 Samuel 17:25
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Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”
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- 1 Samuel 17:26
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David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
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- 1 Samuel 17:27
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The people told him about the offer, saying, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”
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- 1 Samuel 17:33
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But Saul replied, “You cannot go out against this Philistine to fight him. You are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”
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- 1 Samuel 17:41
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Now the Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield-bearer before him.
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- 1 Samuel 18:23
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But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”
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- 1 Samuel 18:27
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David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
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- 1 Samuel 20:15
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and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”
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- 1 Samuel 20:41
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When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.
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- 1 Samuel 21:1
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Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And when Ahimelech met David, he trembled and asked him, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?”
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Source alternate reference: 21.2
- 1 Samuel 21:2
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“The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission on which I am sending you. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place.
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Source alternate reference: 21.3
- 1 Samuel 21:7
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Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the Edomite, the chief shepherd for Saul.
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Source alternate reference: 21.8
- 1 Samuel 21:14
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Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?
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Source alternate reference: 21.15
- 1 Samuel 22:2
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And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.
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- 1 Samuel 22:18
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So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
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- 1 Samuel 22:19
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He also put to the sword Nob, the city of the priests, with its men and women, children and infants, oxen, donkeys, and sheep.
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