KJV King James Version
Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
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1 Samuel 13:1
Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.
WEB World English Bible
Saul reigned a year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
ASV American Standard Version
Saul was [forty] years old when he began to reign; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A son of a year is Saul in his reigning, yea, two years he hath reigned over Israel,
Surrounding context — 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 Bethel, 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.
4 And all Israel heard say [that] Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and [that] Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
בֶּן־H1121 · benson: childשָׁנָ֖הH8141 · sha.nehyearשָׁא֣וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulבְּמָלְכ֑וֹH4427 · ma.lakhto reignוּשְׁתֵּ֣יH8147 · she.na.yimtwoשָׁנִ֔יםH8141 · sha.nehyearמָלַ֖ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignעַל־H5921 · aluponיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelשְׁלֹשִׁיםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםH705 · ar.ba.imforty
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