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1 Samuel 10:24-26
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
1 Samuel 10:24-26
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
24 And Samuel said to all the people, Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen, that none like him is among all the people? And all the people shouted and said, Long live the king!
25 Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom [defining the position of the king in relation to God and to the people], and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home.
26 Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of valiant men whose hearts God had touched.
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1 Samuel 10:24-26
New International Version
1 Samuel 10:24-26
New International Version
24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the man the Lord has chosen?(A) There is no one like(B) him among all the people.”
Then the people shouted, “Long live(C) the king!”
25 Samuel explained(D) to the people the rights and duties(E) of kingship.(F) He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the Lord. Then Samuel dismissed the people to go to their own homes.
26 Saul also went to his home in Gibeah,(G) accompanied by valiant men(H) whose hearts God had touched.
1 Samuel 10:24-26
King James Version
1 Samuel 10:24-26
King James Version
24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
25 Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
26 And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
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1 Samuel 10:24-26
New King James Version
1 Samuel 10:24-26
New King James Version
24 And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him (A)whom the Lord has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?”
So all the people shouted and said, (B)“Long[a] live the king!”
25 Then Samuel explained to the people (C)the behavior of royalty, and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house. 26 And Saul also went home (D)to Gibeah; and valiant men went with him, whose hearts God had touched.
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- 1 Samuel 10:24 Lit. May the king live
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