1 Kings 10
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1And Samuel took a little vial of oil; and poured it upon his head; and kissed him; and said: Behold, the Lord hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance: and thou shalt deliver his people out of the hands of their enemies, that are round about them. And this shall be a sign unto thee, that God hath anointed thee to be prince.
2When thou shalt depart from me this day, thou shalt find two men by the sepulchre of Rachel in the borders of Benjamin to the south. And they shall say to thee: The asses are found which thou wentest to seek; and thy father thinking no more of the asses is concerned for you, and saith: What shall I do for my son?
3And when thou shalt depart from thence, and go farther on, and shalt come to the oak of Thabor, there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine.
4And they will salute thee, and will give thee two loaves. And thou shalt take them at their hand.
5After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is. And when thou shalt be come there into the city, thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place, with a psaltery and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp before them; and they shall be prophesying.
6And the spirit of the Lord shall come upon thee. And thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be changed into another man.
7When therefore these signs shall happen to thee, do whatsoever thy hand shall find, for the Lord is with thee.
8And thou shalt go down before me to Galgal (for I will come down to thee), that thou mayest offer an oblation, and sacrifice, victims of peace. Seven days shalt thou wait, till I come to thee: and I will shew thee what thou art to do.
9So when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave unto him another heart: and all these things came to pass that day.
10And they came to the foresaid hill, and, behold, a company of prophets met him. And the spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them.
11And all that had known him yesterday and the day before, seeing that he was with the prophets, and prophesied, said to each other: What is this that hath happened to the son of Cis? Is Saul also among the prophets?
12And one answered another, saying: And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb: Is Saul also among the prophets?
13And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.
14And Saul's uncle said to him, and to his servant: Whither went you? They answered: To seek the asses; and not finding them we went to Samuel.
15And his uncle said to him: Tell me what Samuel said to thee.
16And Saul said to his uncle: He told us that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom of which Samuel had spoken to him, he told him not.
17And Samuel called together the people to the Lord in Maspha.
18And he said to the children of Israel: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all the kings who afflicted you.
19But you this day have rejected your God, who only hath saved you out of all your evils and your tribulations; and you have said: Nay: but set a king over us. Now therefore stand before the Lord by your tribes, and by your families.
20And Samuel brought to him all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell on the tribe of Benjamin.
21And he brought the tribe of Benjamin and the kindreds thereof, and the lot fell Upon the kindred of Metri: and it came to Saul the son of Cis. They sought him therefore and he was not found.
22And after this they consulted the Lord whether he would come thither. And the Lord answered: Behold, he is hidden at home.
23And they ran and fetched him thence. And he stood in the midst of the people; and he was higher than any of the people from the shoulders and upward.
24And Samuel said to all the people: Surely you see him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people. And all the people cried and said: God save the king.
25And Samuel told the people the law of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord: and Samuel sent away all the people, every one to his own house.
26Saul also departed to his own house in Gabaa: and there went with him a part of the army, whose hearts God had touched.
27But the children of Belial said: Shall this fellow be able to save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he dissembled as though he heard not.
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1 Samuel 10
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1Then Samuel took a vial of oil and poured it upon his head. # 1Sa 16:13 And he kissed him # Ps 2:12 and said, “Has not the Lord anointed you over His inheritance as ruler? # Dt 32:9 2When you have departed from me today, you will find two men by Rachel’s tomb # Ge 35:19–20 in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah. And they will say to you, ‘The donkeys which you went to look for have been found. And now, your father has stopped caring about the donkeys, and worries for you, # 1Sa 9:3–5 saying, “What will I do for my son?” ’
3“Then you will go forward from there, and you will come to the plain of Tabor. And there you will meet three men going up to God to Bethel: # Ge 28:22; 35:1 one carrying three kids, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine. 4And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will receive from their hands.
5“After that you will come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is. # 1Sa 13:3 And when you come there to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre before them. And they will prophesy. # 1Sa 19:20 6And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you, # Nu 11:25; 1Sa 10:10; 19:23–24 and you will prophesy with them. And you will be turned into another man. 7And it will be when these signs # Ex 4:8 come to you, do for yourself what the occasion requires, for God is with you. # Jdg 6:12
8“You shall go down before me to Gilgal. # Jos 4:19–20; 5:9–10; 1Sa 11:14–15; 13:4 And behold, I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and offer sacrifices of peace offerings. Seven days you will wait, until I come to you. Then I will make known to you what you will do.”
9And it happened, that when he turned his back to go from Samuel, that God gave him another heart. And all those signs came to pass that day. 10When they came to Gibeah, behold, a group of prophets met him. And the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. # 1Sa 10:5–6 11So when all who previously knew him saw that he prophesied among the prophets, the people said one to another, “What is this that has come upon the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?” # 1Sa 19:24; Jn 7:15
12A man of the place answered, “But who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?” 13When he had finished prophesying, he came to the high place.
14And Saul’s uncle # 1Sa 14:50 said to him and to his servant, “Where did you go?”
And he said, “To seek the donkeys. And when we saw that they were nowhere to be found, we went to Samuel.”
15Saul’s uncle said, “Please tell me what Samuel said to you.”
16Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys were found.” But the matter of the kingdom, # 1Sa 9:20 of which Samuel had spoken, he did not mention.
Saul Proclaimed King
17Therefore Samuel called the people together unto the Lord at Mizpah. # Jdg 20:1; 1Sa 7:5–6 18And he said to the Israelites, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you.’ # Jdg 6:8–9 19But you have today rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and your distresses. And you have said to Him, ‘No, but set a king over us.’ # 1Sa 12:12 Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes, and by your clans.” # Jos 24:1
20So Samuel brought near all the tribes of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin was taken. 21Then he brought near the tribe of Benjamin by its families. And the family of Matri was chosen. Then Saul the son of Kish was taken. But when they sought him, he could not be found. 22Therefore they inquired again of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?”
And the Lord answered, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the equipment.”
23So they ran and took him from there. When he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. # 1Sa 9:2 24Then Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen? # 2Sa 21:6 Truly there is none like him among all the people.”
And all the people shouted and said, “Long live the king.” # 1Ki 1:25
25Samuel told the people the ordinances of the kingdom, and wrote them in a book, # Dt 17:14–20; 1Sa 8:11–18 and laid them up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
26Saul also went home to Gibeah. # 1Sa 11:4; 15:34 And there went with him a band of valiant men whose hearts God had touched. 27But some worthless men # Dt 13:13 said, “How will this man save us?” And they despised him, and did not bring him a present. # 1Ki 10:25 But he remained silent.
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