12And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
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But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-15)We have here the improvement of the glorious victory which Saul had obtained, not the improvement of it abroad, though we take it for granted that the men of Jabesh-Gilead, having so narrowly saved their right eyes, would with them now discern the opportunity they had of avenging themselves upon these cruel enemies and disabling them from ever straitening them in like manner again; now shall they…
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