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1 Samuel 10:20

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So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

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1 Samuel 10:20 in other translations

So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.

1 Samuel 10:20 · World English Bible

1 Samuel 10:20 in context

  1. 18and he said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you:
  2. 19but ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands.
  3. 20So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
  4. 21And he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families; and the family of the Matrites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken: but when they sought him, he could not be found.
  5. 22Therefore they asked of Jehovah further, Is there yet a man to come hither? And Jehovah answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the baggage.