1 Samuel 10
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Saul among Prophets
1Then Samuel took the flask of oil and poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has the Lord not anointed you as ruler over His inheritance (Israel)? 2When you leave me today, you will meet two men beside Rachel’s tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah; they will say to you, ‘The donkeys you went to look for have been found. And your father has stopped caring about them and is worried about you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?” ’ 3Then you will go on further from there, and you will come to the terebinth tree of Tabor, and three men going up to [sacrifice to] God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a jug of wine. 4They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hand. 5After that you will come to #10:5 Or Gibeath-haelohim.the hill of God where the garrison of the Philistines is; and when you come there to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place [of worship] with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, and they will be prophesying. 6Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you mightily, and you will prophesy with them, and you will be changed into another man. 7When these signs come to you, do for yourself whatever #10:7 Lit your hand finds.the situation requires, for God is with you. 8You shall go down ahead of me to Gilgal; and behold, I will be coming down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. You shall wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you must do.”
9Then it happened when Saul turned his back to leave Samuel, God changed his heart; and all those signs came to pass that day. 10When they came to the hill [Gibeah], behold, a group of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came on him mightily, and he prophesied [under divine guidance] among them. 11Now when all who knew Saul previously saw that he actually prophesied now [by inspiration] with the prophets, the people said one to another, “What has happened to [Saul, who is nobody but] the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?” 12And a man from there answered, “But who is the father of the others?” So it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?” 13When Saul had finished prophesying, he went to the high place [of worship].
14Saul’s uncle said to him and to his servant, “Where did you go?” And Saul said, “To look for the donkeys. And when we saw that they were nowhere to be found, we went to Samuel [for help].” 15Saul’s uncle said, “Please tell me, what did Samuel say to you?” 16And Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found.” But he did not tell him about the matter of the kingdom which Samuel had mentioned.
Saul Publicly Chosen King
17Then Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah, 18and he said to Israel, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘It was I who brought Israel up from Egypt, and I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and from all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ 19But today you have rejected your God, who Himself saves you from all your disasters and distresses; yet you have said, ‘No! Set a king over us.’ Now then, present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your families (clans).”
20And when Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot. 21Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families, and the family of Matri was chosen by lot. And Saul the son of Kish was chosen by lot; but when they looked for him, he could not be found. 22So they inquired further of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?” And the Lord answered, “He is there, hiding himself by the #10:22 Lit baggage.provisions and supplies.” [Ex 28:30] 23So they ran and took him from there, and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen? For there is no one like him among all the people.” So all the people shouted and said, “Long live the king!”
25Then Samuel told the people the #10:25 Lit legal claim, i.e. what a king would require from his subjects.requirements of the kingdom, and wrote them in a book and placed it before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home. 26Saul also went home to Gibeah; and the #10:26 Or men of wealth and influence.brave men whose hearts God had touched went with him. 27But some #10:27 Lit sons of Belial.worthless men said, “How can this man save and rescue us?” And they regarded Saul with contempt and did not bring him a gift. But he ignored the insult and kept silent.
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1 Samuel 10
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1Samuel took the flask of oil, # Ex 30:23-33; 1Sm 16:13; 2Kg 9:3,6 poured it out on Saul’s head, # 2Kg 9:1-3 kissed him, and said, “Hasn’t the Lord anointed you # 1Sm 16:13; 26:9; 2Sm 1:14 ruler over His inheritance? # LXX adds And you will reign over the Lord’s people, and you will save them from the hand of their enemies all around. And this is the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you ruler over his inheritance. # Dt 32:9; Ps 78:71 2Today when you leave me, you’ll find two men at Rachel’s Grave # Gn 35:19-20 at Zelzah in the land of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you went looking for have been found, # 1Sm 9:3-5 and now your father has stopped being concerned about the donkeys and is worried about you, asking: What should I do about my son? ’
3“You will proceed from there until you come to the oak of Tabor. # Gn 35:8 Three men going up to God at Bethel # Gn 28:19; 35:1,3,7 will meet you there, one bringing three goats, one bringing three loaves of bread, and one bringing a skin of wine. 4They will ask how you are and give you two loaves # DSS, LXX read wave offerings of bread, which you will accept from them.
5“After that you will come to the Hill of God # Or to Gibeath-elohim # 1Sm 13:2-3 where there are Philistine garrisons. # Or governors When you arrive at the city, you will meet a group of prophets # 1Sm 19:20; 2Kg 2:3,5,15 coming down from the high place prophesying. # 2Kg 3:15; 1Ch 25:1-6 They will be preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres. 6The Spirit of the Lord will control you, # Nm 11:25,29; Jdg 14:6 you will prophesy with them, # Ec 9:10 and you will be transformed into a different person. # 1Sm 19:23-24 7When these signs have happened to you, do whatever your circumstances require # Lit do for yourself whatever your hand finds # Jos 1:5 because God is with you. 8Afterward, go ahead of me to Gilgal. I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice fellowship offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what to do.”
9When Saul turned around # Lit turned his shoulder to leave Samuel, God changed his heart, # Lit God turned to him another heart and all the signs came about that day. 10When Saul and his attendant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Spirit of God took control of him, and he prophesied along with them.
11Everyone who knew him previously and saw him prophesy with the prophets asked each other, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? ” # 1Sm 19:24; Am 7:14-15; Mt 13:54-57
12Then a man who was from there asked, “And who is their father? ” # Gn 45:8; Jdg 17:10
As a result, “Is Saul also among the prophets? ” became a popular saying. 13Then Saul finished prophesying and went to the high place.
14Saul’s uncle # 1Sm 14:50 asked him and his attendant, “Where did you go? ”
“To look for the donkeys,” Saul answered. “When we saw they weren’t there, we went to Samuel.” # 1Sm 9:4-6
15“Tell me,” Saul’s uncle asked, “what did Samuel say to you? ”
16Saul told him, “He assured us the donkeys had been found.” However, Saul did not tell him what Samuel had said about the matter of kingship.
Saul Received as King
17Samuel summoned the people to the Lord at Mizpah # 1Sm 7:5 18and said to the Israelites, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: # Jdg 6:8-9 ‘I brought Israel out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the power of the Egyptians and all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ 19But today you have rejected your God, # 1Sm 8:6-7 who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions. You said to Him, ‘You # Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg read You said, ‘No, you . . . must set a king over us.’ # 1Sm 8:19 Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and clans.” # Jos 7:14-18; 24:1; Pr 16:33
20Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected. 21Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the Matrite clan was selected. # LXX adds And he had the Matrite clan come forward, man by man. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. # Jos 7:16-18 But when they searched for him, they could not find him. 22They again inquired of the Lord, # Ex 28:30; Nm 27:21; 1Sm 23:2,4,9-11 “Has the man come here yet? ”
The Lord replied, “There he is, hidden among the supplies.”
23They ran and got him from there. When he stood among the people, he stood a head taller than anyone else. # Lit people, and he was higher than any of the people from his shoulder and up # 1Sm 9:2 24Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the Lord has chosen? # Dt 17:15; 2Sm 21:6 There is no one like him among the entire population.”
And all the people shouted, # LXX reads acknowledged and said “Long live the king! ” # 1Kg 1:25,34,39
25Samuel proclaimed to the people the rights of kingship. # 1Sm 8:11-17 He wrote them on a scroll, which he placed in the presence of the Lord. # Dt 17:18-20 Then Samuel sent all the people away, each to his home.
26Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, # 1Sm 11:4; 15:34 and brave men whose hearts God had touched went with him. 27But some wicked men said, “How can this guy save us? ” They despised him and did not bring him a gift, # 1Kg 10:25; 2Ch 17:5 but Saul said nothing. # DSS add Nahash king of the Ammonites had been severely oppressing the Gadites and Reubenites. He gouged out the right eye of each of them and brought fear and trembling on Israel. Of the Israelites beyond the Jordan none remained whose right eye Nahash, king of the Ammonites, had not gouged out. But there were 7,000 men who had escaped from the Ammonites and entered Jabesh-gilead. # Lit gift, and he was like a mute person
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