1 Sam. 13:1 in context
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1 Sam. 12:25      1 Sam. 13:2

First Samuel 13:1

[Saul begins his reign as leader or king in several stages. Samuel first anoints Saul as prince of Israel in 1 Sam. 10:1, the whole people choose him as king in 1 Sam. 10:17–26, but some protest and everyone, including Saul, goes home. Some time later, during a war, they find Saul working with the oxen in the field (1 Sam. 11:4). He has already been chosen as king, but he has not yet acted as such. He then gathers Israel and leads them to victory. After that, the kingdom is renewed and everyone finally recognizes him as king in 1 Sam. 11:14–15, and only then does he begin to reign in earnest.]
Saul had reigned [in practice] for one year, even though he had been [formally] king of Israel for two years.
[The first half of the verse has caused some confusion. The reason is that it does not follow the "usual formula" of stating the king's age when he became king and how long he reigned (cf. 2 Sam. 2:10, 11; 5:4; 1 Kings 14:21; 22:42; 2 Kings 8:26). Many translations have attempted to "correct" the text so that it fits the age and reign formula. The verse is not included in the Septuagint, but some Greek manuscripts state that Saul was 30 years old, probably based on the ages of other kings, see 2 Sam. 5:4. The Jewish historian Josephus states that Saul reigned for 20 years, see his work Antiquities of the Jews (book 6), but also suggests 40 years in other places, something that Paul mentions, see Acts 13:21. It is incredible that any writer could have managed to corrupt both the age at which Saul became king and the length of his reign without anyone noticing that it said that Saul was one year old when he began to reign and then was king for two years. The most natural interpretation is that the verse describes how a year had passed since Saul was recognized by the people as king, but he had formally been king for two years.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

בֶּן   שָׁנָה   שָׁאוּל   בְּמָלְכוֹ   וּשְׁתֵּי   שָׁנִים   מָלַךְ   עַל   יִשְׂרָאֵל  

(This verse is not in the Septuagint)

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H1121a
H9014
 בֶּן (ben-)
־
son
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H8141
 שָׁנָ֖ה (shanah)
 year
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncfsa
H7586
 שָׁא֣וּל (shaol)
 Saul
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
H9003
H4427a
H9043
 בְּ (be)
מָלְכ֑ (malekh)
וֹ (vó)
 in
to reign
he
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

R
Vqcc
Sp3ms
H9002
H8147
 וּ (o)
שְׁתֵּ֣י (shetei)
 and
two
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♀ dual (couple) gen. feminine dual (2/a couple) Construct state

C
Ncfdc
H8141
 שָׁנִ֔ים (shanim)
 year
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H4427a
 מָלַ֖ךְ (malakhe)
 to reign
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♂ sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Vqp3ms
H5921a
H9014
 עַל (al-)
־
upon
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H3478
H9016
 יִשְׂרָאֵֽל (jiserael)
׃
Israel
verseEnd
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

 Npl

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