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9 seventy thousand, he said to the messengers who came, Thus

shall you say to the men of Jabis, To-morrow, by the time the 10 sun is warm, you shall have help. So when the messengers came to the city, and told the men of Jabis, they were rejoiced. And the men of Jabis said to Nahas the Ammanite, To-morrow we will come out to you, that you may do to us what is 11 good in your sight. Now, on the morrow, Saul divided the people into three armies, and they entered the camp in the morning watch, and smote the Ammanites till the day grew 12 warm; and when they who were left, were dispersed, so that not two of them were found together, the people said to Samuel, Who is he who said, Saul shall not reign over us? De13 liver up those men, that we may put them to death. Whereupon Saul said, Not a man shall this day be put to death; for 14 to day the Lord hath wrought salvation in Israel. Then Sa

muel spoke to the people, saying, Let us go up to Galgal, and 15 there renew the kingdom. So all the people went to Galgal; and Samuel anointed Saul to be king, before the Lord, at Galgal, and there they offered sacrifices, and peace offerings before the Lord, and Samuel and all the people rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

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Then Samuel said to all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened to your voice, according to all that you said to me, and have made a king over you; and now behold the king goeth out 2 before you. As for me, I am grown old, therefore I will stay at home. And as for my sons, behold they are among you. With regard to myself, behold I have gone out before you 3 from my youth even to this day. Here I am. Bring your com

plaints against me before the Lord, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom among you have I oppressed? or whom have I aggrieved? or from whose hand have I taken a bribe, even to a shoe latchet? Witness against me, and I will make you`res4 titution. Thereupon they said to Samuel, Thou hast not injured us; nor tyrannised over us; nor afflicted us; nor taken 5 any thing from the hand of any man. Then Samuel said to the people, The Lord is a witness among you, and his anointed is this day a witness, that you have found nothing in my hand. 6 And they said, He is a witness. Then Samuel spoke to the

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aying, The Lord who made Moses, and Aaron, and ought our fathers up out of Egypt, is witness. Now re stand up, that I may cite you to judgment before the Lord, and proclaim to you all the tighteousness of the 8 Lord in his dealings with you and your fathers. When Jacob went down with his children to Egypt, and the Egyptians humbled them, your fathers cried to the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron; and they brought your fathers out of 9 Egypt. But when he settled them in this place, they forgot the Lord their God, therefore he delivered them into the hands of Sisara, the captain general of Jabis, king of Asor, and into the hands of the foreign tribes, and into the hands of the king 10 of Moab, and with these fought against them. And when they cried to the Lord, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and served the Baals, and the groves; but now deliver us out of the hands of our enemies, and we will 11 serve thee; he sent Jerubaal, and Barak, and Jephthae, and,

Samuel, and delivered us out of the hands of our enemies 12 round about, and you dwelt securely. But when you saw that

Nahas, the king of the Ammanites, had come out against you, 13 you said, None but a king shall reign over us. Still however the Lord our God is our king, even now, (when, Lo! the king whom you have chosen; and behold the Lord hath set a king 14 over you;) provided you fear the Lord, and serve him, and

hearken to his voice, and dispute not the command of the Lord, and both you, and the king who reigneth over you, continue 15 walking after the Lord. But if you will not hearken to the voice

of the Lord; or if you dispute the command of the Lord, the 16 hand of the Lord will be against you and your king. Now

therefore stand up and see this great thing which the Lord will 17 do in your sight. Is it not now wheat harvest? I will invoke the Lord, and he will send thunder and rain, that you may know, and see that the evil is great which you have done in 18 the sight of the Lord, in asking for yourselves a king. Then Samuel invoked the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that very day, and all the people greatly feared the Lord and 19 Samuel. And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for thy ser vants to the Lord thy God, that we may not die, because we have added evil to all our sins, in asking for ourselves a king.

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20 Whereupon Samuel said to the people, Fear not. You have done all this evil; yet turn not away from following the Lord; 21 but serve the Lord with your whole heart, and do not trans

gress by following those imaginary beings which can effect 22 nothing, and which cannot deliver, for they are nothing; for

the Lord will not cast off his people for his great name's sake: 23 for the Lord hath in mercy taken you for his people. And as

for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceas24 ing to pray for you. I will indeed serve the Lord, and point out the good and straight way: in addition to this, fear ye the Lord, and serve him with truth, and with your whole heart; for you have seen what great things he hath done with you. 25 But if you proceed on in wickedness, both you and your king shall be devoted to destruction. XIII. Then Saul chose for himself three thousand men from among the men of Israel, two thousand of whom were with Saul at Machmas and mount Baithel, and one thousand with Jonathan, at Gabaa, in Benjamin. And the rest of the people 3 he dismissed every man to his tent. And Jonathan smote Nasib, the Philistine, who was in the fortress, and the Philistines heard of it, and Saul sounded a trumpet through all the land, 4 saying, The servants have revolted. And when all Israel heard the news that Saul had smitten Nasib the Philistine; though Israel had been put to shame by the Philistines, yet all the 5 children of Israel went up after Saul to Galgala. And the Philistines assembled for battle against Israel; and there came up against Israel, thirty thousand charioteers, and six thousand cavalry, and people like the sand on the sea shore for multitude, and they encamped at Machmas, over against Baitho6 ron, southward. And when Israel saw that they were strictly enjoined not to offer sacrifices, the people hid themselves in caves, and in dens, and among rocks, and in pits, and wells, and some crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad, and Ga7 laad. As for Saul, he was still at Galgal; but all the people 8 who followed him were in the utmost dread. And when he had

waited seven days according to appointment, as Samuel said, and Samuel did not come to Galgal, and his people were dis9 persed from him, Saul said, Bring your offerings, that I may offer a whole burnt offering and peace offerings. So he

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aying, The Lord who made Moses, and Aaron, and ought our fathers up out of Egypt, is witness. Now

re stand up, that I may cite you to judgment before the Lord, and proclaim to you all the righteousness of the 8 Lord in his dealings with you and your fathers. When Jacob went down with his children to Egypt, and the Egyptians humbled them, your fathers cried to the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron; and they brought your fathers out of 9 Egypt. But when he settled them in this place, they forgot the Lord their God, therefore he delivered them into the hands of Sisara, the captain general of Jabis, king of Asor, and into the hands of the foreign tribes, and into the hands of the king 10 of Moab, and with these fought against them. And when they cried to the Lord, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and served the Baals, and the groves; but now deliver us out of the hands of our enemies, and we will 11 serve thee; he sent Jerubaal, and Barak, and Jephthae, and,

Samuel, and delivered us out of the hands of our enemies 12 round about, and you dwelt securely. But when you saw that

Nahas, the king of the Ammanites, had come out against you, 13 you said, None but a king shall reign over us. Still however the Lord our God is our king, even now, (when, Lo! the king whom you have chosen; and behold the Lord hath set a king 14 over you;) provided you fear the Lord, and serve him, and

hearken to his voice, and dispute not the command of the Lord, and both you, and the king who reigneth over you, continue 15 walking after the Lord. But if you will not hearken to the voice

of the Lord; or if you dispute the command of the Lord, the 16 hand of the Lord will be against you and your king. Now

therefore stand up and see this great thing which the Lord will 17 do in your sight. Is it not now wheat harvest? I will invoke the Lord, and he will send thunder and rain, that you may know, and see that the evil is great which you have done in 18 the sight of the Lord, in asking for yourselves a king. Then Samuel invoked the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that very day, and all the people greatly feared the Lord and 19 Samuel. And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, that we may not die, because we have added evil to all our sins, in asking for ourselves a king.

20 Whereupon Samuel said to the people, Fear not. You have done all this evil; yet turn not away from following the Lord; 21 but serve the Lord with your whole heart, and do not trans

gress by following those imaginary beings which can effect 22 nothing, and which cannot deliver, for they are nothing; for

the Lord will not cast off his people for his great name's sake: 23 for the Lord hath in mercy taken you for his people. And as

for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceas24 ing to pray for you. I will indeed serve the Lord, and point out the good and straight way: in addition to this, fear ye the Lord, and serve him with truth, and with your whole heart; for you have seen what great things he hath done with you. 25 But if you proceed on in wickedness, both you and your king shall be devoted to destruction. XIII. Then Saul chose for himself three thousand men from among the men of Israel, two thousand of whom were with Saul at Machmas and mount Baithel, and one thousand with Jonathan, at Gabaa, in Benjamin. And the rest of the people 3 he dismissed every man to his tent. And Jonathan smote Nasib, the Philistine, who was in the fortress, and the Philistines heard of it, and Saul sounded a trumpet through all the land, 4 saying, The servants have revolted. And when all Israel heard the news that Saul had smitten Nasib the Philistine; though Israel had been put to shame by the Philistines, yet all the 5 children of Israel went up after Saul to Galgala. And the Philistines assembled for battle against Israel; and there came up against Israel, thirty thousand charioteers, and six thousand cavalry, and people like the sand on the sea shore for multitude, and they encamped at Machmas, over against Baitho6 ron, southward. And when Israel saw that they were strictly enjoined not to offer sacrifices, the people hid themselves in caves, and in dens, and among rocks, and in pits, and wells, and some crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad, and Ga7 laad. As for Saul, he was still at Galgal; but all the people 8 who followed him were in the utmost dread. And when he had

waited seven days according to appointment, as Samuel said, and Samuel did not come to Galgal, and his people were dis9 persed from him, Saul said, Bring your offerings, that I may offer a whole burnt offering and peace offerings. So he

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