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1 Samuel 9:16-18
Revised Standard Version
1 Samuel 9:16-18
Revised Standard Version
16 “Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of Philistines; for I have seen the affliction of[a] my people, because their cry has come to me.” 17 When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke to you! He it is who shall rule over my people.” 18 Then Saul approached Samuel in the gate, and said, “Tell me where is the house of the seer?”
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- 1 Samuel 9:16 Gk: Heb lacks the affliction of
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