Hello, and welcome
to HIS WORDS ARE LIFE
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I'm Kelly Mowrer and thank
you for coming apart with me
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to read the
word of God together.
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When we were last
reading we were in the story of
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Israel asking the prophet Samuel
to put a king in charge of them
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to be their leader so they
could be like the other nations
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around them. And Samuel says
to God, that they have rejected
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me as their leader and God tells
Samuel, No, they have rejected
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me as their leader.
Nevertheless, God is going
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to give Israel their
request and give them a king.
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Before we pick up the
story, let's pray together.
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Dear Lord, we come now to
hear your word and to ask you
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to remove from our
hearts everything that we have
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placed there above you. Let us
learn from the foolish sins of
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Israel and we ask
you to become the king
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and the Lord of our lives
forever. Be with us now as
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we read and give
us understanding.
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We love you so much and
thank you for loving us, Amen.
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We're reading in 1st Samuel,
chapter 10, and we're picking up
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in verse 8 as Samuel is
giving instructions to Saul.
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And thou shalt go down before
me to Gilgal; and, behold, I
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will come down unto
thee, to offer burnt offerings,
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and to sacrifice
sacrifices of peace offerings:
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seven days shalt thou
tarry, till I come to thee,
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and shew thee what thou
shalt do. And it was so,
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that when he had turned
his back to go from Samuel,
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God gave him another heart:
and all those signs came to pass
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that day. And when they came
thither to the hill, behold,
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a company of prophets met him;
and the spirit of God came upon
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him and he prophesied
among them. And it came to pass,
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when all that knew
him beforetime saw that,
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behold he prophesied among the
prophets, then the people said
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one to another, What is this
that is come unto the son of
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Kish? Is Saul also
among the prophets?
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And one of the same
place answered and said,
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But who is their father?
Therefore it became a proverb,
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Is Saul also among the prophets?
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And when he had made an
end of prophesying, he came to
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the high place. And Saul's uncle
said unto him and to his servant
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Whither went ye? And he
said, To seek the asses:
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and when we saw that they were
no where, we came to Samuel.
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And Saul's uncle said, Tell
me I pray thee, what Samuel said
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unto you. And Saul said unto his
uncle, He told us plainly that
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the asses were found. But of the
matter of the Kingdom, whereof
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Samuel spake, he told him not.
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And Samuel called the
people together unto the Lord
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to Mizpeh; And said
unto the children of Israel,
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Thus sayeth the Lord God
of Israel, I brought up Israel
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out of Egypt, and delivered you
out of the hand of the Egyptians
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and out of the hand of
all kingdoms, and of them that
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oppressed you: And ye have
this day rejected your God,
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who himself saved you
out of all your adversities
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and your tribulations; and
ye have said unto him, Nay,
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but set a king over us. Now
therefore present yourselves
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before the Lord by your
tribes, and by your thousands.
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And when Samuel had
caused all the tribes of Israel
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to come near, the
tribe of Benjamin was taken.
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When he had caused the
tribe of Benjamin to come near
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by their families, the family
of Matri was taken, and Saul
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the son of Kish was
taken: and when they sought him,
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he could not be found. Therefore
they inquired of the Lord
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further, if the man
should yet come thither.
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And the Lord answered,
Behold, he hath hid himself
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among the stuff. And they
ran and fetched him thence:
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and when he stood among
the people, he was higher than
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any of the people from
his shoulders and upward.
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And Samuel said to all
the people, See ye him whom
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the Lord hath chosen,
that there is none like him
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among all the people? And all
the people shouted, and said,
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God save the king. Then Samuel
told the people the manner of
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the kingdom, and wrote
it in a book, and laid it up
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before the Lord. And
Samuel sent all the people away,
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every man to his house. And
Saul also went home to Gibeah;
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and there went with him a band
of men, whose hearts God had
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touched. But the children of
Bellial said, How shall this man
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save us? And they despised
him and brought him no presents.
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But he held his peace. - We're
continuing to read in the book
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of 1st Samuel, chapter 11, and
this is the King James Version.
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Then Nahash the
Ammonite came up and encamped
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against Jabeshgilead: and
all the men of Jabesh said unto
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Nahash, Make a covenant
with us and we will serve thee.
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And Nahash the Ammonite
answered them, on this condition
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will I make a covenant with you,
that I may thrust out all your
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right eyes, and lay it for
a reproach upon all Israel.
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And the elders of Jabesh
said unto them, Give us 7 days'
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respite, that we may send
messengers unto all the coasts
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of Israel: and then, if
there be no man to save us,
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we will come out to thee. Then
came the messengers to Gibeah
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of Saul, and told the tidings
in the ears of the people:
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and all the people lifted
up their voices, and wept.
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And, behold, Saul came
after the herd out of the field;
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and Saul said, What aileth
the people that they weep?
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And they told him the
tidings of the men of Jabesh.
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And the spirit of God came upon
Saul when he heard those tidings
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and his anger was kindled
greatly. And he took a yoke of
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oxen, and hewed them in pieces,
and sent them throughout all
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the coasts of Israel by the
hands of messengers, saying,
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Whosoever cometh not forth
after Saul and after Samuel,
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so shall it be done unto his
oxen. And the fear of the Lord
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fell on the people, and
they came out with one consent.
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And when he numbered them in
Bezek, the children of Israel
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were 300,000, and
the men of Judah 30,000.
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And they said unto
the messengers that came,
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Thus shall ye say unto the
men of Jabeshgilead, Tomorrow,
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by that time the sun be
hot, ye shall have help.
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And the messengers came and
shewed it to the men of Jabesh;
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and they were glad. Therefore
the men of Jabesh said,
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Tomorrow we will come out unto
you, and ye shall do with us
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all that seemeth good unto you.
And it was so on the morrow,
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that Saul put the
people in three companies;
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and they came into the midst of
the host in the morning watch,
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and slew the Ammonites
until the heat of the day:
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And it came to pass, that they
which remained were scattered,
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so that two of them
were not left together.
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And the people said unto
Samuel, Who is he that said,
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Shall Saul reign over us? bring
the men, that we may put them
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to death. And Saul said, There
shall not a man be put to death
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this day: for today the Lord
hath wrought salvation in Israel
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Then said Samuel to the people,
Come, and let us go to Gilgal,
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and renew the kingdom there. And
all the people went to Gilgal;
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and there they made Saul
king before the Lord in Gilgal;
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and there they sacrificed
sacrifices of peace offerings
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before the Lord; and there
Saul and all the men of Israel
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rejoiced greatly.
We're continuing the story
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in 1st Samuel chapter 12, and
this is the King James Version.
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And Samuel said unto all Israel,
Behold, I have hearkened unto
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your voice in all that ye said
unto me, and have made a king
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over you. And now, behold,
the king walketh before you:
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and I am old and grayheaded; and
behold, my sons are with you:
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and I have walked before you
from my childhood until this day
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Behold, here I am: witness
against me before the Lord,
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and before his anointed: whose
ox have I taken? or whose ass
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have I taken? or whom have I
defrauded? whom have I oppressed
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or of those whose hand have I
received any bribe to blind mine
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eyes therewith? and I will
restore it you. And they said,
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Thou hast not defrauded us,
nor oppressed us, neither hast
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thou taken aught of any man's
hand. And he said unto them,
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The Lord is witness against
you, and his anointed is witness
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this day, that ye have
not found aught in my hand.
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And they answered, He is
witness. And Samuel said unto
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the people, It is the Lord
that advanced Moses and Aaron,
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and that brought your fathers
up out of the land of Egypt.
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Now therefore stand still,
that I may reason with you
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before the Lord of all the
righteous acts of the Lord,
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which he did to you
and to your fathers.
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When Jacob was come into Egypt,
and your fathers cried unto the
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Lord, then the Lord sent Moses
and Aaron, which brought forth
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your fathers out of Egypt, and
made them dwell in this place.
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And when they forgat the Lord
their God, he sold them into the
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hand of Sisera, captain of the
host of Hazor, and into the hand
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of the Philistines, and into
the hand of the king of Moab,
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and they fought against them.
And they cried unto the Lord,
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and said We have sinned, because
we have forsaken the Lord,
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and have served Baalim and
Ashtaroth: but now deliver us
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out of the hand of our
enemies, and we will serve thee.
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And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, and
Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel,
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and delivered you out
of the hand of your enemies
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on every side, and ye dwelled
safe. And when ye saw that
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Nahash the king of the children
of Ammon came against you,
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ye said unto me, Nay; but
a king shall reign over us:
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when the Lord your God was
your king. Now therefore behold
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the king whom ye have chosen,
and whom ye have desired!
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and, behold, the Lord
hath set a king over you.
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If ye will fear the Lord, and
serve him, and obey his voice,
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and not rebel against
the commandment of the Lord,
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then shall both ye and also
the king that reigneth over you
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continue following the Lord
your God. But if ye will not
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obey the voice of the
Lord, but rebel against
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the commandment of the Lord,
then shall the hand of the Lord
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be against you, as it
was against your fathers.
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Now therefore stand
and see this great thing,
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which the Lord will
do before your eyes.
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Is it not wheat harvest today?
I will call unto the Lord,
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and he shall send thunder
and rain; that ye may perceive
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and see that your wickedness
is great, which ye have done
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in the sight of the
Lord, in asking you a king.
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So Samuel called unto the
Lord; and the Lord sent thunder
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and rain that day: and all the
people greatly feared the Lord
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and Samuel. And all the people
said unto Samuel, Pray for thy
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servants unto the Lord
thy God, that we die not:
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for we have added unto all our
sins this evil to ask us a king.
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And Samuel said unto the
people Fear not: ye have done
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all this wickedness: yet
turn not aside from following
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the Lord, but serve the
Lord with all your heart;
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And turn ye not aside: for then
should ye go after vain things,
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which cannot profit nor deliver;
for they are vain. For the Lord
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will not forsake his people
for his great name's sake:
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because it hath pleased the
Lord to make you his people.
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Moreover as for me, God
forbid that I should sin against
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the Lord in ceasing to pray
for you: but I will teach you
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the good and the right
way: Only fear the Lord,
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and serve him in truth with
all your heart; for consider
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how treat things he hath done
for you. But if ye shall still
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do wickedly, ye
shall be consumed, both ye
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and your king.
We're continuing the story
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in 1st Samuel, chapter 13, and
this is the King James Version.
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Saul reigned one year; and
when he had reigned two years
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over Israel, Saul chose
him 3,000 men of Israel,
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whereof 2,000 were with Saul
in Michmash and in mount Bethel,
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and a thousand were
with Jonathan in Gibeah
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of Benjamin: and the rest
of the people he sent every man
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to his tent. And Jonathan smote
the garrison of the Philistines
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that was in Geba, and
the Philistines heard of it.
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And Saul blew the
trumpet throughout all the land,
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saying, Let the Hebrews
hear. And all Israel heard say
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that Saul had smitten a
garrison of the Philistines,
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and that Israel also
was had in abomination
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with the Philistines. And
the people were called together
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after Saul to Gilgal. And the
Philistines gathered themselves
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together to fight with
Israel, 30,000 chariots,
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and 6,000 horsemen, and people
as the sand which is on the sea
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shore in multitude: and they
came up and pitched in Michmash,
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eastward from Bethaven. When the
men of Israel saw that they were
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in a strait, for the people
were distressed, then the people
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did hide themselves in caves,
and in thickets, and in rocks,
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and in high places, and in
pits. And some of the Hebrews
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went over Jordan to the land
of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul,
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he was yet in Gilgal; and the
people followed him trembling.
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And he tarried seven
days, according to the set time
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that Samuel had appointed:
but Samuel came not to Gilgal;
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were scattered from him. And
Saul said, Bring hither a burnt
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offering to me, and
peace offerings. And he offered
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the burnt offering. And it came
to pass, that as soon as he had
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made an end of offering
the burnt offering, behold,
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Samuel came; and
Saul went out to meet him,
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that he might salute
him. And Samuel said,
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What hast thou done? And
Saul said, Because I saw that
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the people were scattered from
me, and that thou camest not
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within the days appointed, and
that the Philistines gathered
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themselves together at
Michmash; Therefore said I,
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The Philistines will come
down now upon me to Gilgal,
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Thank you for
being with me today.
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