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1Sa 13:1 — Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Entire Verse.		A. M. 2911. B.C. 1093.
Entire Verse.		An. Ex. Is. 398
Entire Verse.		There are no entries for this verse!
reigned one year		Heb. the son of one year in his reigning. This verse is variously interpreted; but probably it only means, according to the Hebrew idiom, that, during the first year nothing remarkable occurred; but after two years, (or in the second year of his reign,) the subsequent events took place. Exd 12:5; Mic 6:6; *marg:

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reigned one year

	Exd 12:5	Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take [it] out from the sheep, or from the goats:
	Mic 6:6	Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Samuel 13:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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