1 Samuel 12:11-13

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¹¹“So the Lord sent Gideon,^[a] Barak,^[b] Jephthah, and Samuel.^[c] He saved you from your enemies around you, and you lived in safety. ¹²But then you saw King Nahash of the Ammonites coming to fight against you. You said, ‘No, we want a king to rule over us!’ You said that, even though the Lord your God was already your king. ¹³Now, here is the king you chose. The Lord put this king over you.

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Footnotes

1 Samuel 12:11 Gideon Literally, “Jerub-Baal,” a nickname given to Gideon earlier. (See Judges 6:32.)
1 Samuel 12:11 Barak This is found in the ancient Greek and Syriac versions. The Hebrew has “Bedan.”
1 Samuel 12:11 Samuel The Syriac version and some copies of the Greek version have “Samson.”