1 Samuel 10
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| 1 | Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured [it] upon his head, and kissed him, and said, [Is it] not because the LORD hath anointed thee [to be] captain over his inheritance? |
| 2 | When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son? |
| 3 | Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine: |
| 4 | And they will salute thee, and give thee two [loaves] of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands. |
| 5 | After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where [is] the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: |
| 6 | And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. |
| 7 | And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, [that] thou do as occasion serve thee; for God [is] with thee. |
| 8 | And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, [and] to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do. |
| 9 | And it was [so], that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. |
| 10 | And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. |
| 11 | And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What [is] this [that] is come unto the son of Kish? [Is] Saul also among the prophets? |
| 12 | And one of the same place answered and said, But who [is] their father? Therefore it became a proverb, [Is] Saul also among the prophets? |
| 13 | And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. |
| 14 | And Saul’s uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that [they were] no where, we came to Samuel. |
| 15 | And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you. |
| 16 | And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not. |
| 17 | And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh; |
| 18 | And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD 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: |
| 19 | And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, [Nay], but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands. |
| 20 | And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. |
| 21 | When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found. |
| 22 | Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff. |
| 23 | And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. |
| 24 | And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that [there is] none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king. |
| 25 | Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote [it] in a book, and laid [it] up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house. |
| 26 | And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched. |
| 27 | But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace. |