1 Samuel 10
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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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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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