Holy Scripture

1 Samuel 14:48

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“Because while He draws sinners of every kind to life, He is recognized as triumphing everywhere. The Lord was indeed commanding His soldiers, His princes, to carry out these triumphs when He said: "Go into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15). He commands the Gospel to be preached to ev…”
Gregory the Dialogist, 7th c. — Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 5, Chapter 4

Source: Septuagint

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48And he wrought valiantly, and smote Amalek, and rescued Israel out of the hand of them that trampled on him.

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46And Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines departed to their place.

47And Saul received the kingdom, by lot he inherits the office of ruling over Israel: and he fought against all his enemies round about, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against the children of Edom, and against Beth-aeor, and against the king of Zobah, and against the Philistines: whithersoever he turned, he was victorious.

— 1 Samuel 14:48 —

49And the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishvi, and Malchi-shua: and these were the names of his two daughters, the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the second Michal.

50And the name of his wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of his captain of the host was Abner, the son of Ner, son of a kinsman of Saul.

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