1 Samuel 10
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1And Samuel taketh the vial of the oil, and poureth on his head, and kisseth him, and saith, ‘Is it not because Jehovah hath appointed thee over His inheritance for leader?
2In thy going to-day from me — then thou hast found two men by the grave of Rachel, in the border of Benjamin, at Zelzah, and they have said unto thee, The asses have been found which thou hast gone to seek; and lo, thy father hath left the matter of the asses, and hath sorrowed for you, saying, What do I do for my son?
3‘And thou hast passed on thence, and beyond, and hast come in unto the oak of Tabor, and found thee there have three men going up unto God to Beth-El, one bearing three kids, and one bearing three cakes of bread, and one bearing a bottle of wine,
4and they have asked of thee of welfare, and given to thee two loaves, and thou hast received from their hand.
5‘Afterwards thou dost come unto the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines [is], and it cometh to pass, at thy coming in thither to the city, that thou hast met a band of prophets coming down from the high place, and before thempsaltery, and tabret, and pipe, and harp, and they are prophesying;
6and prospered over thee hath the Spirit of Jehovah, and thou hast prophesied with them, and hast been turned to another man;
7and it hath been, when these signs come to thee — do for thyself as thy hand findeth, for God [is] with thee.
8‘And thou hast gone down before me to Gilgal, and lo, I am going down unto thee, to cause to ascend burnt-offerings, to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings; seven days thou dost wait till my coming in unto thee, and I have made known to thee that which thou dost do.’
9And it hath been, at his turning his shoulder to go from Samuel, that God turneth to him another heart, and all these signs come on that day,
10and they come in thither to the height, and lo, a band of prophets — to meet him, and prosper over him doth the Spirit of God, and he prophesieth in their midst.
11And it cometh to pass, all his acquaintance heretofore, see, and lo, with prophets he hath prophesied, and the people say one unto another, ‘What [is] this hath happened to the son of Kish? is Saul also among the prophets?’
12And a man thence answereth and saith, ‘And who [is] their father?’ therefore it hath been for a simile, ‘Is Saul also among the prophets?’
13And he ceaseth from prophesying, and cometh in to the high place,
14and the uncle of Saul saith unto him, and unto his young man, ‘Whither went ye?’ and he saith, ‘To seek the asses; and we see that they are not, and we come in unto Samuel.’
15And the uncle of Saul saith, ‘Declare, I pray thee, to me, what Samuel said to you?’
16And Saul saith unto his uncle, ‘He certainly declared to us that the asses were found;’ and of the matter of the kingdom he hath not declared to him that which Samuel said.
17And Samuel calleth the people unto Jehovah to Mizpeh,
18and saith unto the sons of Israel, ‘Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I have brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I deliver you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms who are oppressing you;
19and ye to-day have rejected your God, who [is] Himself your saviour out of all your evils and your distresses, and ye say, ‘Nay, but — a king thou dost set over us; and now, station yourselves before Jehovah, by your tribes, and by your thousands.’
20And Samuel bringeth near the whole tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin is captured,
21and he bringeth near the tribe of Benjamin by its families, and the family of Matri is captured, and Saul son of Kish is captured, and they seek him, and he hath not been found.
22And they ask again at Jehovah, ‘Hath the man yet come hither?’ and Jehovah saith, ‘Lo, he hath been hidden near the vessels.’
23And they run and bring him thence, and he stationed himself in the midst of the people, and he is higher than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.
24And Samuel saith unto all the people, ‘Have ye seen him on whom Jehovah hath fixed, for there is none like him among all the people?’ And all the people shout, and say, ‘Let the king live!’
25And Samuel speaketh unto the people the right of the kingdom, and writeth in a book, and placeth before Jehovah; and Samuel sendeth all the people away, each to his house.
26And also Saul hath gone to his house, to Gibeah, and the force go with him whose heart God hath touched;
27and the sons of worthlessness have said, ‘What! this one doth save us!’ and they despise him, and have not brought to him a present; and he is as one deaf.
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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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