1 Samuel 13:1

New Living Translation

Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty-two years.

Cross References

Exodus 12:5

The animal you select must be a one-year-old male, either a sheep or a goat, with no defects.

Micah 6:6

What can we bring to the Lord? Should we bring him burnt offerings? Should we bow before God Most High with offerings of yearling calves?

1 Samuel 12:25

But if you continue to sin, you and your king will be swept away.”

1 Samuel 13:2

Saul selected 3,000 special troops from the army of Israel and sent the rest of the men home. He took 2,000 of the chosen men with him to Micmash and the hill country of Bethel. The other 1,000 went with Saul’s son Jonathan to Gibeah in the land of Benjamin.