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"But ^(C1)they forgot the LORD their God, so ^(C2)He sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the army of Hazor, and ^(C3)into the hand of the Philistines, and ^(C4)into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

"^(C1)They cried out to the LORD and said, 'We have sinned, because we have abandoned the LORD and have served ^(C2)the Baals and the Ashtaroth; but ^(C3)now save us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve You.'

"Then the LORD sent ^(C1)Jerubbaal, ^(F1)(C2)Bedan, ^(C3)Jephthah, and ^(C4)Samuel, and saved you from the hands of your enemies all around, so that you lived in security.

"But when you saw ^(C1)that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon was coming against you, you said to me, '^(C2)No, but a king shall reign over us!' ^(C3)Yet the LORD your God was your king.

"And now, ^(C1)behold, the king whom you have chosen, ^(C2)whom you have asked for, and behold, the LORD has ^(F1)put a king over you.

"^(C1)If you will fear the LORD and serve Him, and listen to His voice and not rebel against the ^(F1)command of the LORD, then both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the LORD your God.

"But ^(C1)if you do not listen to the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the ^(F1)command of the LORD, then ^(C2)the hand of the LORD will be against you, ^(C3)even as it was against your fathers.