1 Samuel 13:1

When Saul had reigned one year,—and two years he reigned over Israel,—

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In The King James Version

Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,

In Context

2Saul chose for himself three thousand men out of Israel; and there were with Saul two thousand in Michmash and on the mountain of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gib'ah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent away every man to his tents.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:5A lamb without blemish, a male of the first year shall ye have; from the sheep, or from the goats may ye take it.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 13:1

Those that desired a king like all the nations fancied that, when they had one, they should look very great and considerable; but in this chapter we find it proved much otherwise. While Samuel was joined in commission with Saul things went well, ch. xi. 7 . But, now that Saul began to reign alone, all went to decay, and Samuel's words began to be fulfilled: "You shall be consumed, both you and your king;" for never was the state of Israel further gone in a consumption than in this chapter. I. Saul appears here a… Read the whole commentary →

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