1 Samuel 10
10
Saul Anointed King
1 # ch. 9:16; 16:13; 2 Sam. 2:4; 1 Kgs. 1:34, 39; 2 Kgs. 9:1, 3, 6 Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head #[Ps. 2:12] and kissed him and said, “Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince#10:1 Or leader over #Deut. 32:9; Ps. 78:71his people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their surrounding enemies. And this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you to be prince#10:1 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks over his people Israel? And you shall . . . . to be prince over his heritage. 2When you depart from me today, you will meet two men by #Gen. 35:19, 20 Rachel’s tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, #ch. 9:3, 4 ‘The donkeys that you went to seek are found, and now #ch. 9:5your father has ceased to care about the donkeys and is anxious about you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?”’ 3Then you shall go on from there farther and come to the #Gen. 13:18 oak of Tabor. Three men #[Judg. 20:31] going up #Gen. 28:22; 35:1, 3, 7to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. 4And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from their hand. 5After that you shall come to #ver. 10 Gibeath-elohim,#10:5 Gibeath-elohim means the hill of God #ch. 13:3, 4 where there is a garrison of the Philistines. And there, as soon as you come to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down #[ch. 9:12]from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying. 6#ver. 10; ch. 11:6; 16:13; [Num. 11:25; Judg. 3:10; 14:6, 19] Then the Spirit of the Lord will rush upon you, #ver. 10; ch. 19:23, 24and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. 7Now when #Ex. 4:8; Judg. 6:17; Luke 2:12 these signs meet you, do what your hand finds to do, #Josh. 1:5; Judg. 6:12for God is with you. 8Then go down before me #ch. 11:14, 15; 13:4 to Gilgal. And behold, I am coming down to you to offer burnt offerings and #ch. 11:15 to sacrifice peace offerings. #ch. 13:8Seven days you shall wait, until I come to you and show you what you shall do.”
9When he turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. And all these signs came to pass that day. 10When they came to #ver. 5 Gibeah,#10:10 Gibeah means the hill behold, a group of prophets met him, #[See ver. 6 above]and the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied among them. 11And when all who knew him previously saw how he prophesied with the prophets, the people said to one another, “What has come over the son of Kish? #ch. 19:24; [Matt. 13:54, 55; John 7:15]Is Saul also among the prophets?” 12And a man of the place answered, #[Isa. 54:13; John 6:45] “And who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, #[See ver. 11 above]“Is Saul also among the prophets?” 13When he had finished prophesying, he came to the high place.
14 # ch. 14:50 Saul’s uncle said to him and to his servant, “Where did you go?” And he said, #See ch. 9:4-6“To seek the donkeys. And when we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.” 15And Saul’s uncle said, “Please tell me what Samuel said to you.” 16And Saul said to his uncle, #ch. 9:20“He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found.” But about the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he did not tell him anything.
Saul Proclaimed King
17Now Samuel called the people together #[ch. 11:15] to the Lord #ch. 7:5, 6at Mizpah. 18And he said to the people of Israel, #Judg. 6:8, 9; [ch. 12:8]“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ 19#ch. 8:7, 19; 12:12 But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses, and you have said to him, ‘Set a king over us.’ Now therefore #Josh. 24:1present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your thousands.”
20Then Samuel #Josh. 7:14, 16, 17brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. 21He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its clans, and the clan of the Matrites was taken by lot;#10:21 Septuagint adds finally he brought the family of the Matrites near, man by man and Saul the son of Kish was taken by lot. But when they sought him, he could not be found. 22#See ch. 22:10So they inquired again of the Lord, “Is there a man still to come?” and the Lord said, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.” 23Then they ran and took him from there. And when he stood among the people, #ch. 9:2he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him #2 Sam. 21:6 whom the Lord has chosen? There is none like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, #2 Sam. 16:16; 1 Kgs. 1:25, 39; 2 Kgs. 11:12; 2 Chr. 23:11“Long live the king!”
25Then Samuel told the people #See ch. 8:11-18; Deut. 17:14-20the rights and duties of the kingship, and he wrote them in a book and laid it up before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home. 26Saul also went to his home #ch. 11:4at Gibeah, and with him went men of valor whose hearts God had touched. 27But some #ch. 2:12; Deut. 13:13worthless fellows said, “How can this man save us?” And they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace.
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1 Samuel 10
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Saul Anointed by Samuel
1Samuel took a flask of olive oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “The Lord has anointed you to be ruler of his people Israel. You will rule his people and save them from all their enemies. This will be the sign that the Lord has anointed you #10:1 “to be ruler of his people … has anointed you” Greek; Masoretic Text omits these words. to be ruler of his people. 2When you leave me today, two men will be at Rachel’s grave on the border of Benjamin at Zelzah. They’ll tell you, ‘We’ve found the donkeys you went looking for. Your father no longer cares about them. Instead, he’s worried about you. He keeps asking, “What can I do ⌞to find⌟ my son?” ’ 3Keep going until you come to the oak tree at Tabor. There you will find three men on their way to worship God at Bethel: One will be carrying three young goats, one will be carrying three loaves of bread, and one will be carrying a ⌞full⌟ wineskin. 4They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you should accept from them. 5After that, you will come to the hill of God, where the Philistines have a military post. When you arrive at the city, you will meet a group of prophets prophesying as they come from the worship site. They will be led by men playing a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre. 6Then the Lord’s Spirit will come over you. You will be a different person while you prophesy with them. 7When these signs happen to you, do what you must, because God is with you. 8Go ahead of me to Gilgal. Then I will come to sacrifice burnt offerings and make fellowship offerings. Wait seven days until I come to tell you what to do.”
Saul’s Anointing Confirmed by Signs
9When Saul turned around to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s attitude. That day all these signs happened. 10When Saul came to the hill, a group of prophets came to meet him, and God’s Spirit came over him. He prophesied with them. 11When all who had known him before saw how he prophesied with the prophets, the people asked one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul one of the prophets?” 12But a man from that place asked, “But who’s the chief prophet?” So it became a proverb: “Is Saul one of the prophets?” 13And when he had finished prophesying, he came to the worship site.
14Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?”
Saul answered, “To look for the donkeys, and when we couldn’t find them, we went to Samuel.”
15Saul’s uncle said, “Please tell me what Samuel said to you.”
16“He assured us the donkeys had been found,” Saul answered his uncle. But Saul didn’t tell him what Samuel said ⌞about his becoming king⌟.
The LORD Chooses Saul
17Samuel called the people to ⌞come into the presence of⌟ the Lord at Mizpah. 18He said to the Israelites, “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: I brought Israel out of Egypt and rescued you from the power of the Egyptians and all the kings who were oppressing you. 19But now you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and distresses. You said, ‘No! Place a king over us.’ Now then, stand in front of the Lord by your tribes and family groups.”
20When Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen. 21When he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by families, the family of Matri was chosen. Then Saul, the son of Kish, was chosen. They looked for him but couldn’t find him. 22They asked the Lord again, “Has he arrived here yet?”
The Lord answered, “He’s hiding among the baggage.”
23They ran and got him from there. As he stood among the people, he was a head taller than everyone else. 24Samuel asked the people, “Do you see whom the Lord has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.”
Then all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
25Samuel explained the laws concerning kingship to the people. He wrote the laws on a scroll, which he placed in front of the Lord. Then Samuel sent the people back to their homes. 26Saul also went home to Gibeah. With him went some soldiers whose hearts God had touched. 27However, some good-for-nothing people asked, “How can this man save us?” They despised him and wouldn’t bring him presents, but he didn’t respond.
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