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1Samuel 9
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Saul Anointed King

9There was an influential man of Benjamin named Kish son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, son of a Benjaminite.H376H1144H8034H7027H1121H22H1121H6872H1121H1064H1121H647H1145H1368H376H2428
2He had a son named Saul, an impressive young man. There was no one more impressive among the Israelites than he. He stood a head taller than anyone else.H1121H8034H7586H970H2896H1121H3478H2896H376H7926H4605H1364H5971
3One day the donkeys of Saul's father Kish wandered off. Kish said to his son Saul, "Take one of the attendants with you and go look for the donkeys."H860H7027H7586H1H6H7027H559H7586H1121H3947H259H5288H6965H3212H1245H860
4Saul and his attendant went through the hill country of Ephraim and then through the region of Shalishah, but they didn't find them. They went through the region of Shaalim— nothing. Then they went through the Benjaminite region but still didn't find them.H5674H2022H669H5674H776H8031H4672H5674H776H8171H5674H776H1145H4672
5When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to the attendant who was with him, "Come on, let's go back, or my father will stop [worrying] about the donkeys and start worrying about us."H935H776H6689H7586H559H5288H3212H7725H1H2308H860H1672
6"Look," the attendant said, "there's a man of God in this city who is highly respected; everything he says is sure to come true. Let's go there now. Maybe he'll tell us which way we should go."H559H5892H376H430H3513H376H1696H935H935H3212H5046H1870H1980
7"Suppose we do go," Saul said to his attendant, "what do we take the man? The food from our packs is gone, and there's no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?"H559H7586H5288H3212H935H376H3899H235H3627H8670H935H376H430
8The attendant answered Saul: "Here, I have a piece of silver. I'll give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way."H5288H6030H7586H3254H559H4672H3027H7253H8255H3701H5414H376H430H5046H1870
9Formerly in Israel, a man who was going to inquire of God would say, "Come, let's go to the seer," for the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.H6440H3478H376H3212H1875H430H559H3212H3212H7200H3117H5030H6440H7121H7200
10"Good," Saul replied to his attendant. "Come on, let's go." So they went to the city where the man of God was.H1697H7586H5288H2896H559H3212H3212H3212H5892H376H430
11As they were climbing the hill to the city, they found some young women coming out to draw water and asked, "Is the seer here?"H5927H4608H5892H4672H5291H3318H7579H4325H559H3426H7200
12The women answered, "Yes, he is ahead of you. Hurry, he just now came to the city, because there's a sacrifice for the people at the high place today.H6030H559H3426H6440H4116H935H3117H5892H2077H5971H3117H1116
13If you go quickly, you can catch up with him before he goes to the high place to eat. The people won't eat until he comes because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests can eat. Go up immediately— you can find him now."H935H5892H3651H4672H5927H1116H398H5971H398H935H1288H2077H310H3651H398H7121H5927H3117H4672
14So they went up toward the city. Saul and his attendant were entering the city when they saw Samuel coming toward them on his way to the high place.H5927H8432H5892H935H5892H8050H3318H7125H5927H1116
15Now the day before Saul's arrival, the LORD had informed Samuel,H3068H1540H8050H241H259H3117H6440H7586H935H559
16"At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him ruler over My people Israel. He will save them from the hand of the Philistines because I have seen [the affliction of] My people, for their cry has come to Me."H4279H6256H7971H376H776H1144H4886H5057H5971H3478H3467H5971H3027H6430H7200H5971H6818H935
17When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, "Here is the man I told you about; he will rule over My people."H8050H7200H7586H3068H6030H376H559H6113H5971
18Saul approached Samuel in the gate area and asked, "Would you please tell me where the seer's house is?"H7586H5066H8050H8432H8179H559H5046H335H7200H1004
19"I am the seer," Samuel answered. "Go up ahead of me to the high place and eat with me today. When I send you off in the morning, I'll tell you everything that's in your heart.H8050H6030H7586H559H7200H5927H6440H1116H398H3117H1242H7971H5046H3824
20As for the donkeys that wandered away from you three days ago, don't worry about them because they've been found. And who does all Israel desire but you and all your father's family?"H860H6H7969H3117H3117H7760H3820H4672H2532H3478H1H1004
21Saul responded, "Am I not a Benjaminite from the smallest of Israel's tribes and isn't my clan the least important of all the clans of the Benjaminite tribe? So why have you said something like this to me?"H7586H6030H559H1145H6996H7626H3478H4940H6810H4940H7626H1144H1696H1697
22Samuel took Saul and his attendant, brought them to the banquet hall, and gave them a place at the head of the 30 or so men who had been invited.H8050H3947H7586H5288H935H3957H5414H7218H4725H7121H7970H376
23Then Samuel said to the cook, "Get the portion of meat that I gave you and told you to set aside."H8050H559H2876H5414H4490H5414H559H7760
24The cook picked up the thigh and what was attached to it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, "Notice that the reserved piece is set before you. Eat it because it was saved for you for this solemn event at the time I said, 'I've invited the people.' " So Saul ate with Samuel that day.H2876H7311H7785H7760H6440H7586H559H7604H7760H6440H398H4150H8104H559H7121H5971H7586H398H8050H3117
25Afterwards, they went down from the high place to the city, and Samuel spoke with Saul on [the] roof.H3381H1116H5892H1696H7586H1406
26They got up early, and just before dawn, Samuel called to Saul on the roof, "Get up, and I'll send you on your way!" Saul got up, and both he and Samuel went outside.H7925H5927H7837H8050H7121H7586H1406H559H6965H7971H7586H6965H3318H8147H8050H2351
27As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the attendant to go on ahead of us, but you stay for awhile, and I'll reveal the word of God to you." So the attendant went on.H3381H7097H5892H8050H559H7586H559H5288H5674H6440H5674H5975H3117H8085H1697H430


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