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Chapter 10
- 10:1
- 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?
- 10:2
- 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?
- 10:3
- 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:
- 10:4
- And they will salute thee, and
give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their
hands.
- 10:5
- 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:
- 10:6
- And the Spirit of the LORD will
come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned
into another man.
- 10:7
- And let it be, when these signs
are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is
with thee.
- 10:8
- 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.
- 10:9
- 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.
- 10:10
- 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.
- 10:11
- 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?
- 10:12
- 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?
- 10:13
- And when he had made an end of
prophesying, he came to the high place.
- 10:14
- 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.
- 10:15
- And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I
pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.
- 10:16
- 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.
- 10:17
- And Samuel called the people
together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;
- 10:18
- 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:
- 10:19
- 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.
- 10:20
- And when Samuel had caused all the
tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
- 10:21
- 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.
- 10:22
- 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.
- 10:23
- 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.
- 10:24
- 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.
- 10:25
- 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.
- 10:26
- And Saul also went home to Gibeah;
and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
- 10:27
- But the children of Belial said,
How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought no
presents. But he held his peace.
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