1 Samuel 12:10-12

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¹⁰But your ancestors cried to the Lord for help. They said, ‘We have sinned. We left the Lord, and we served the false gods Baal and Ashtoreth. But now save us from our enemies, and we will serve you.’

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.

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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.”