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1 Samuel 11:1-3
New Living Translation
1 Samuel 11:1-3
New Living Translation
Saul Defeats the Ammonites
11 About a month later,[a] King Nahash of Ammon led his army against the Israelite town of Jabesh-gilead. But all the citizens of Jabesh asked for peace. “Make a treaty with us, and we will be your servants,” they pleaded.
2 “All right,” Nahash said, “but only on one condition. I will gouge out the right eye of every one of you as a disgrace to all Israel!”
3 “Give us seven days to send messengers throughout Israel!” replied the elders of Jabesh. “If no one comes to save us, we will agree to your terms.”
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- 11:1 As in Dead Sea Scroll 4QSama and Greek version; Masoretic Text lacks About a month later.
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