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Now Saul was just then coming in from the fields behind his oxen, and he said, 'What is wrong? Why are the people weeping?' They explained to him what the men of Jabesh had said. (1 Samuel 11, 5)
And the spirit of Yahweh seized on Saul when he heard these words, and he fell into a fury. (1 Samuel 11, 6)
He took a yoke of oxen, cut them into pieces and sent these by messengers throughout the territory of Israel with these words, 'Anyone who will not march with Saul will have the same done to his oxen!' At this, a panic from Yahweh swept on the people and they marched out as one man. (1 Samuel 11, 7)
Saul inspected them at Bezek; there were three hundred thousand of Israel and thirty thousand of Judah. (1 Samuel 11, 8)
The next day, Saul disposed the army in three contingents, which burst into the middle of the camp during the dawn watch and slaughtered the Ammonites until high noon. The survivors were so scattered that no two of them were left together. (1 Samuel 11, 11)
The people then said to Samuel, 'Who said, "Must we have Saul reigning over us?" Hand the men over, for us to put them to death.' (1 Samuel 11, 12)
'No one must be put to death today,' Saul said, 'for today Yahweh has intervened to rescue Israel.' (1 Samuel 11, 13)
The people then all went to Gilgal. And there, at Gilgal, they proclaimed Saul king before Yahweh; they offered communion sacrifices before Yahweh, and there Saul and all the people of Israel gave themselves over to great rejoicing. (1 Samuel 11, 15)
Samuel said to all Israel, 'I have faithfully done all that you asked of me, and have appointed you a king. (1 Samuel 12, 1)
In future, the king will lead you. As for me, I am old and grey, and in any case you have my sons. I have been your leader ever since I was young until today. (1 Samuel 12, 2)
They then forgot Yahweh their God and he sold them into the power of Sisera, general of the army of Hazor, and also into the power of the Philistines and of the king of Moab, who made war on them. (1 Samuel 12, 9)
'But when you saw Nahash, king of the Ammonites, marching on you, you said to me, "No, we must have a king to rule us"-although Yahweh your God is your king. (1 Samuel 12, 12)
