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22 So they inquired again of the Lord, “Has the man arrived here yet?” The Lord said, “He has hidden himself among the equipment.”[a]

23 So they ran and brought him from there. When he took his position among the people, he stood head and shoulders above them all. 24 Then Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one whom the Lord has chosen? Indeed, there is no one like him among all the people.” All the people shouted out, “Long live the king!”

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  1. 1 Samuel 10:22 tn Or “baggage” (so many English versions); KJV “stuff”; TEV “supplies.”

22 So they inquired(A) further of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?”

And the Lord said, “Yes, he has hidden himself among the supplies.”

23 They ran and brought him out, and as he stood among the people he was a head taller(B) than any of the others. 24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the man the Lord has chosen?(C) There is no one like(D) him among all the people.”

Then the people shouted, “Long live(E) the king!”

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22 Therefore they (A)inquired of the Lord further, “Has the man come here yet?”

And the Lord answered, “There he is, hidden among the equipment.”

23 So they ran and brought him from there; and when he stood among the people, (B)he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24 And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him (C)whom the Lord has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?”

So all the people shouted and said, (D)“Long[a] live the king!”

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  1. 1 Samuel 10:24 Lit. May the king live