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13 “You did a foolish thing,” Samuel told Saul. “You didn’t follow the command of Yahweh your Elohim. If you had, Yahweh would have established your kingdom over Israel permanently. 14 But now your kingdom will not last. Yahweh has searched for a man after his own heart. Yahweh has appointed him as ruler of his people, because you didn’t follow the command of Yahweh.”

15 Samuel left Gilgal. The rest of the people followed Saul to meet the soldiers. They went from Gilgal[a] to Gibeah in Benjamin, where Saul counted the troops who were still with him—about 600 men.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 13:15 “Samuel . . . from Gilgal” Greek; Masoretic Text omits these words.

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