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46 Then Saul stopped chasing the Philistines, and the Philistines went back to their own country.

Saul’s wars

47 Saul secured his kingship over Israel. He fought against his enemies on every side: against Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the king of Zobah,[a] and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he was victorious.[b] 48 He acted heroically, defeating the Amalekites and rescuing Israel from the power of any who had plundered them.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:47 LXX, DSS (4QSama); MT kings of Zobah
  2. 1 Samuel 14:47 LXX

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