1 SAMUEL 12:1-25 NLT TEXT NOTES

*1 Sam 12:8 Hebrew When Jacob was. The names “Jacob” and “Israel” are often interchanged throughout the Old Testament, referring sometimes to the individual patriarch and sometimes to the nation.

*1 Sam 12:11a Hebrew Jerub-baal, another name for Gideon; see Judg 6:32.

*1 Sam 12:11b Greek and Syriac versions read Barak.

*1 Sam 12:11c Greek and Syriac versions read Samson.