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1Samuel 10
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10Then Samuel took a jar of olive oil and poured it on Saul's head, kissed him, and said, "The LORD anoints you as ruler of his people Israel. You will rule his people and protect them from all their enemies. And this is the proof to you that the LORD has chosen you to be the ruler of his people: 091Sm 10:2 When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel's tomb at Zelzah in the territory of Benjamin. They will tell you that the donkeys you were looking for have been found, so that your father isn't worried any more about them but about you, and he keeps asking, 'What shall I do about my son?'H8050H3947H6378H8081H3332H7218H5401H559H3068H4886H5057H5159 3You will go on from there until you come to the sacred tree at Tabor, where you will meet three men on their way to offer a sacrifice to God at Bethel. One of them will be leading three young goats, another one will be carrying three loaves of bread, and the third one will have a leather bag full of wine.H2498H1973H935H436H8396H4672H7969H582H5927H430H1008H259H5375H7969H1423H259H5375H7969H3603H3899H259H5375H5035H3196 4They will greet you and offer you two of the loaves, which you are to accept.H7592H7965H5414H8147H3899H3947H3027 5Then you will go to the Hill of God in Gibeah, where there is a Philistine camp. At the entrance to the town you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the altar on the hill, playing harps, drums, flutes, and lyres. They will be dancing and shouting.H310H935H1389H430H5333H6430H935H5892H6293H2256H5030H3381H1116H5035H8596H2485H3658H6440H5012 6Suddenly the spirit of the LORD will take control of you, and you will join in their religious dancing and shouting and will become a different person.H7307H3068H6743H5012H2015H312H376 7When these things happen, do whatever God leads you to do.H226H935H6213H4672H3027H430 8You will go ahead of me to Gilgal, where I will meet you and offer burnt sacrifices and fellowship sacrifices. Wait there seven days until I come and tell you what to do."H3381H6440H1537H3381H5927H5930H2076H2077H8002H7651H3117H3176H935H3045H6213 9When Saul turned to leave Samuel, God gave Saul a new nature. And everything Samuel had told him happened that day.H6437H7926H3212H8050H430H2015H312H3820H226H935H3117 10When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Suddenly the spirit of God took control of him, and he joined in their ecstatic dancing and shouting.H935H1389H2256H5030H7125H7307H430H6743H5012H8432 11People who had known him before saw him doing this and asked one another, "What has happened to the son of Kish? Has Saul become a prophet?"H3045H865H8032H7200H5012H5030H5971H559H376H7453H1121H7027H7586H5030 12A man who lived there asked, "How about these other prophets - who do you think their fathers are?" This is how the saying originated, "Has even Saul become a prophet?"H376H6030H559H1H4912H7586H5030 13When Saul finished his ecstatic dancing and shouting, he went to the altar on the hill.H3615H5012H935H1116 14Saul's uncle saw him and the servant, and he asked them, "Where have you been?" "Looking for the donkeys," Saul answered. "When we couldn't find them, we went to see Samuel."H7586H1730H559H5288H575H1980H559H1245H860H7200H369H935H8050 15"And what did he tell you?" Saul's uncle asked.H7586H1730H559H5046H8050H559 16"He told us that the animals had been found," Saul answered - but he did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about his becoming king.H7586H559H1730H5046H5046H860H4672H1697H4410H8050H559H5046

Saul Is Acclaimed as King

17Samuel called the people together for a religious gathering at MizpahH8050H6817H5971H3068H4709 18and said to them, "The LORD, the God of Israel, says, 'I brought you out of Egypt and rescued you from the Egyptians and all the other peoples who were oppressing you.H559H1121H3478H559H3068H430H3478H5927H3478H4714H5337H3027H4714H3027H4467H3905 19I am your God, the one who rescues you from all your troubles and difficulties, but today you have rejected me and have asked me to give you a king. Very well, then, gather yourselves before the LORD by tribes and by clans.' "H3117H3988H430H3467H7451H6869H559H7760H4428H3320H6440H3068H7626H505 20Then Samuel had each tribe come forward, and the LORD picked the tribe of Benjamin.H8050H7626H3478H7126H7626H1144H3920 21Then Samuel had the families of the tribe of Benjamin come forward, and the family of Matri was picked out. Then the men of the family of Matri came forward, and Saul son of Kish was picked out. They looked for him, but when they could not find him,H7626H1144H7126H4940H4940H4309H3920H7586H1121H7027H3920H1245H4672 22they asked the LORD, "Is there still someone else?" The LORD answered, "Saul is over there, hiding behind the supplies."H7592H3068H376H935H1988H3068H559H2244H3627 23So they ran and brought Saul out to the people, and they could see that he was a foot taller than anyone else.H7323H3947H3320H8432H5971H1361H5971H7926H4605 24Samuel said to the people, "Here is the man the LORD has chosen! There is no one else among us like him." All the people shouted, "Long live the king!"H8050H559H5971H7200H3068H977H5971H5971H7321H559H2421H4428 25Samuel explained to the people the rights and duties of a king, and then wrote them in a book, which he deposited in a holy place. Then he sent everyone home.H8050H1696H5971H4941H4410H3789H5612H3240H6440H3068H8050H7971H5971H7971H376H1004 26Saul also went back home to Gibeah. Some powerful men, whose hearts God had touched, went with him.H7586H1980H1004H1390H3212H2428H3820H430H5060 27But some worthless people said, "How can this fellow do us any good?" They despised Saul and did not bring him any gifts.H1121H1100H559H3467H959H935H4503H2790


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