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13 Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which he commanded you. The Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever,(A) 14 but now your kingdom will not continue; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart, and the Lord has appointed him to be ruler over his people because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.”(B) 15 And Samuel left and went on his way from Gilgal.[a] The rest of the people followed Saul to join the army; they went up from Gilgal toward Gibeah of Benjamin.[b]

Preparations for Battle

Saul counted the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 13.15 Gk: Heb went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin
  2. 13.15 Gk: Heb lacks The rest . . . of Benjamin