1 Samuel 13:1
Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
2 Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
3 And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.
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Compare
- BSB
- Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.
- KJV
- Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
- WEB
- Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.
- ASV
- Saul was [forty] years old when he began to reign; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
- DARBY
- Saul was years old when he became king; and he reigned two years over Israel.
- BLB
- A son thirty years, Saul reigned, and forty-two years he had reigned over Israel,
- ÅB
- I ett år hadde Saul dengang vært konge; og da han hadde vært konge over Israel i to år,
- OTB
- Saul var tretti år gammel da han begynte å regjere, og han regjerte over Israel i førtito år.
- B1930
- I ett år hadde Saul dengang vært konge; og da han hadde vært konge over Israel i to år,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 12:5
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
Read in contextMicah 6:6
Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
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