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1 Samuel 11:13

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And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the Lord hath wrought salvation in Israel.

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  1. 1 Samuel 11:11

    And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.

  2. 1 Samuel 11:12

    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.

  3. 1 Samuel 11:14

    Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

  4. 1 Samuel 11:15

    And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.