23 Then they ran and took him from there. And when he stood among the people, (A)he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24 And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him (B)whom the Lord has chosen? There is none like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, (C)“Long live the king!”

25 Then Samuel told the people (D)the rights and duties of the kingship, and he wrote them in a book and laid it up before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home.

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