\p \c#=13 \v=1 \v~=\w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* thirty \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w became|strong="H4427"\w* \w king|strong="H4427"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w reigned|strong="H4427"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w forty-two|strong="H8147"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.\f + \fr 13:1 \ft The traditional Hebrew text omits “thirty” and “forty-”. The blanks are filled in here from a few manuscripts of the Septuagint.\f* \¬v \¬p