“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 Bethel,
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.” (1
Samuel 10:1-27 AV)
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