1 Samuel 10
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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?
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When thou art departed from me today,
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?
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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 Beth-el, one carrying three
kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another
carrying a bottle of wine:
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and they will salute thee, and give thee
two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their
hands.
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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:
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and the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with
them, and shalt be turned into another man.
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And let it be, when these signs are come
unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
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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 show thee what
thou shalt do.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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? 1 Sam. 19.23, 24
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And when he had made an end of
prophesying, he came to the high place.
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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.
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And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray
thee, what Samuel said unto you.
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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.
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And Samuel called the people together
unto the LORD to Mizpeh;
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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:
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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.
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And when Samuel had caused all the
tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was
taken.
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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.
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Therefore they inquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And
the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself
among the stuff.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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And Saul also went home to Gib'e-ah; and
there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had
touched.
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But the children of Be'li-al said, How
shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no
presents. But he held his peace.
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