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25 Then Samuel told the people the [a]requirements of the kingdom, and wrote them in a book and placed it before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home. 26 Saul also went home to Gibeah; and the [b]brave men whose hearts God had touched went with him. 27 But some [c]worthless men said, “How can this man save and rescue us?” And they regarded Saul with contempt and did not bring him a gift. But he ignored the insult and kept silent.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 10:25 Lit legal claim, i.e. what a king would require from his subjects.
  2. 1 Samuel 10:26 Or men of wealth and influence.
  3. 1 Samuel 10:27 Lit sons of Belial.

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