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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?
02 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?
03 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:
04 And they will salute thee, and give thee two
loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of
their hands.
05 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:
06 And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon
thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and
shalt be turned into another man.
07 And let it be, when these signs are come unto
thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for
God is with thee.
08 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.
09 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?
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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 no presents. But he held his peace.
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