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but ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and ye have said unto him, [Nay], but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For the use of “thousand” as equivalent to “family,” see 1 Samuel 23:23 and the marginal note on Judges 6:15. In Numbers 1:16, it may m…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And you have this day rejected your God
As their king, by desiring another to be set over them;

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Samuel tells the people, You have this day rejected your God. Saul now had so little fondne for that power—which, soon after he po e ed it…

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