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Then (A)the Spirit of God [a]came upon Saul mightily when he heard these words, and [b]he burned with anger exceedingly. Then he took a pair of oxen and (B)cut them in pieces and sent them throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, “(C)Whoever does not come out after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen.” Then the dread of Yahweh fell on the people, and they came out (D)as one man. And he [c]numbered them in (E)Bezek; and the (F)sons of Israel were 300,000, and the men of Judah 30,000.

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  1. 1 Samuel 11:6 Lit succeeded, rushed upon
  2. 1 Samuel 11:6 Lit his anger burned exceedingly
  3. 1 Samuel 11:8 Lit mustered