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1 Samuel 11:1

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Nahash: In the Vulgate this chapter begins thus: Et factum est quasi post mensem:, "And it came to pass about a month after;" which is also the reading of the principal copies of the Septuagint; and is also found in Josephus, though it appears to be of little authority. 1 Samuel 12:12; Judges 10:7, Judges 11:8-33

Jabeshgilead: 1 Samuel 31:11-13; Judges 21:8, Judges 21:10-25

Make: Genesis 26:28; Exodus 23:32; Deuteronomy 23:3; 1 Kings 20:34; Job 41:4; Isaiah 36:16; Ezekiel 17:13

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