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- 1 Samuel 12:1
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Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king.
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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 12:5
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Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
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- 1 Samuel 12:6
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Then Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is the One who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
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- 1 Samuel 12:10
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Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’
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- 1 Samuel 12:12
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But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.
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- 1 Samuel 12:19
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They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”
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- 1 Samuel 12:20
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“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
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- 1 Samuel 13:3
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Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
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- 1 Samuel 13:4
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And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
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- 1 Samuel 13:9
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So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering.
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- 1 Samuel 13:11
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“What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,
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- 1 Samuel 13:12
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I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”
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- 1 Samuel 13:13
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“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
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- 1 Samuel 13:19
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And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
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- 1 Samuel 14:1
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One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.
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- 1 Samuel 14:6
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Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”
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- 1 Samuel 14:7
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His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.”
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- 1 Samuel 14:8
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“Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them.
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- 1 Samuel 14:9
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If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.
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- 1 Samuel 14:10
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But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ then we will go up, because this will be our sign that the LORD has delivered them into our hands.”
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- 1 Samuel 14:11
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So the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, who exclaimed, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding!”
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- 1 Samuel 14:12
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So the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come on up, and we will teach you a lesson!” “Follow me,” Jonathan told his armor-bearer, “for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
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- 1 Samuel 14:17
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Saul said to the troops who were with him, “Call the roll and see who has left us.” And when they had called the roll, they saw that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there.
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- 1 Samuel 14:18
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Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)
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- 1 Samuel 14:19
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While Saul was talking to the priest, the commotion in the Philistine camp continued to increase. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”
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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 14:29
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“My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
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- 1 Samuel 14:33
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Then someone reported to Saul: “Look, the troops are sinning against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.” “You have broken faith,” said Saul. “Roll a large stone over here at once.”
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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 14:38
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Therefore Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the troops, and let us investigate how this sin has occurred today.
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- 1 Samuel 14:40
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Then Saul said to all Israel, “You stand on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side.” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.
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- 1 Samuel 14:41
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So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge.
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- 1 Samuel 14:42
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Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected.
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- 1 Samuel 14:43
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“Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded him. So Jonathan told him, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. And now I must die?”
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- 1 Samuel 14:44
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And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!”
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- 1 Samuel 14:45
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But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
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- 1 Samuel 15:1
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Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.
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- 1 Samuel 15:2
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This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them on their way up from Egypt.
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- 1 Samuel 15:6
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And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.
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- 1 Samuel 15:10
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Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
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- 1 Samuel 15:12
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Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but he was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel, and behold, he has set up a monument for himself and has turned and gone down to Gilgal.”
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- 1 Samuel 15:13
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When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”
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- 1 Samuel 15:14
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But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”
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- 1 Samuel 15:15
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Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”
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- 1 Samuel 15:16
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“Stop!” exclaimed Samuel. “Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” “Tell me,” Saul replied.
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- 1 Samuel 15:17
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And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel
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- 1 Samuel 15:18
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and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.’
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