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Literally: 'Saul was a son of a year in his reigning and two years he reigned over Israel.' This follows the Hebrew text. There are variations in the ancient texts at this verse. In this Bible the literal phrase 'a son of a year' is usually translated as 'a year old' (for example see Exodus 12:5). The phrase 'in his reigning' is normally translated as 'he began to reign' (for example see 2 Samuel 5:4). A possible interpretation of this verse is that Saul was now considered a year old as a new man (see 1 Samuel 10:6) or in his new heart (see 1 Samuel 10:9).