1Sam 10
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Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and
said, Is it not that YHWH has anointed you to be prince over his inheritance?
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When you are departed from me to-day, then you shall find two men by Rachel`s sepulcher,
in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to you, The asses which you
went to seek are found; and, behold, your father has left off caring for the asses,
and is anxious for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?
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Then shall you go on forward from there, and you shall come to the oak of Tabor; and
there shall meet you there 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 you, and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive
of their hand.
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After that you shall come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines:
and it shall come to pass, when you are come there to the city, that you shall meet
a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a timbrel,
and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they will be prophesying:
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and the Spirit of YHWH will come mightily upon you, and you shall prophesy with them,
and shall be turned into another man.
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And let it be, when these signs are come to you, that you do as occasion shall serve
you; for God is with you.
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And you shall go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down to you, to
offer burnt-offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days
shall you tarry, till I come to you, and show you what you shall 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 there to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the
Spirit of God came mightily 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
with the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come
to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
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And one of the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it
became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
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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 to him and to his servant, Where went you? And he said, To seek
the asses; and when we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel.
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And Saul`s uncle said, Tell me, I pray you, what Samuel said to you.
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And Saul said to his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But concerning
the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spoke, he told him not.
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And Samuel called the people together to YHWH to Mizpah;
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and he said to the children of Israel, Thus says YHWH, the God of Israel, I brought
up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and
out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you:
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but you have this day rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities
and your distresses; and you have said to him, [Nay], but set a king over us. Now
therefore present yourselves before YHWH by your tribes, and by your thousands.
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So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
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And he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families; and the family of the
Matrites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken: but when they sought him,
he could not be found.
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Therefore they asked of YHWH further, Is there yet a man to come here? And YHWH answered,
Behold, he has hid himself among the baggage.
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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 you him whom YHWH has chosen, that there is
none like him along all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, [Long] live
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 YHWH. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
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And Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the host, whose
hearts God had touched.
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But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? And they despised
him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.