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| 12 Then the people said to Samuel, "Who is it that said, 'Shall Saul reign over us?' Bring the men, that we may put them to death." | 12 The people then said to Samuel, "Who was it that asked, 'Shall Saul reign over us?' Bring these men to us and we will put them to death." |
| 13 But Saul said, "Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has wrought deliverance in Israel." | 13 But Saul said, "No one shall be put to death today, for this day the LORD has rescued Israel." |
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