1Sa 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?
1Sa 10:2 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?
1Sa 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:
1Sa 10:4 And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which
thou shalt receive of their hands.
1Sa 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:
1Sa 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.
1Sa 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.
1Sa 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.
1Sa 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.
1Sa 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.
1Sa 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?
1Sa 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?
1Sa 10:13 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.
1Sa 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.
1Sa 10:15 And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto
you.
1Sa 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.
1Sa 10:17 And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpeh;
1Sa 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:
1Sa 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.
1Sa 10:20 And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the
tribe of Benjamin was taken.
1Sa 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.
1Sa 10:22 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.
1Sa 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.
1Sa 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.
1Sa 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.
1Sa 10:26 And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of
men, whose hearts God had touched.
1Sa 10:27 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they
despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.