I Samuel · Chapter 11 King James Version

I Samuel 11:12

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The Scripture

(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Nahash the Ammonite besieged Jabesh-gilead and demanded to gouge out the right eye of every inhabitant, but when word reached Saul the Spirit of God came upon him and he rallied Israel to rescue the city. Saul's army routed the Ammonites, and the people renewed his kingship at Gilgal with great rejoicing.

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Cross-references
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

I Samuel 10:27Psalms 21:8Luke 19:27

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I Samuel 3:10