1 Samuel Chapter 10

1 Samuel Chapter 10
1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil and
poured it upon his head, and kissed him,
and said, Hath not the Lord anointed thee
to be governor over his inheritance?
2 When thou shalt depart from me this
day, thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s
sepulchre in the border of Benjamin,
even 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?
3 Then shalt thou go forth from thence
and 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:
4 And they will ask thee if all be well,
and will give thee the two loaves of
bread, which thou shalt receive of their
hands.
5 After that shalt thou come to the hill of
God, where is the garrisons of the
Philistines: and when thou art come
thither to the city, thou shalt meet a
company of prophets coming down from
the high place with a viol, and a timbrel,
and a pipe, and an harp before them, and
they shall prophecy. 6 Then the Spirit of
the Lord will come upon thee, and thou
shalt prophecy with them, and shalt be
turned into another man.
7 Therefore when these signs shall come
unto thee, do as occasion shall serve: for
God is with thee.
8 And thou shalt go down before me to
Gilgal: and I also will come down unto
thee to offer burnt offerings, and to
sacrifice sacrifices of peace. Tarry for
me seven days, till I come to thee and
show thee what thou shalt do. 9 And
when he had turned his back to go from
Samuel, God gave him another heart:
and all those tokens came to pass that
same day.
10 And when they came thither to the
hill, behold, the company of prophets
met him, and the Spirit of God came
upon him, and he prophesied among
them.
11 Therefore all the people that knew
him before, when they saw that he
prophesied among the prophets, said
each to other, What is come unto the son
of Kish? Is Saul also among the
prophets?
12 And one of the same place answered,
and said, But who is their father?
Therefore it was a proverb, Is Saul also
among the prophets?
13 And when he had made an end of
prophesying, he came to the high place.
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 nowhere, we came to
Samuel.
15 And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I
pray thee, what Samuel said unto you. 16
Then Saul said to his uncle, He told us
plainly that the asses were found: but
concerning the kingdom whereof Samuel
spake, told he him not. 17 And Samuel
assembled the people unto the Lord in
Mizpeh,
18 And he said unto the children of
Israel, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel,
I have brought Israel out of Egypt, and
delivered you out of the hand of the
Egyptians, and out of the hands of all
kingdoms that troubled you. 19 But ye
have this day cast away your God, who
only delivereth you out of all your
adversities and tribulations: and ye said
unto him, No, but appoint a king over us.
Now therefore stand ye before the Lord
according to your tribes, and according
to your thousands.
20 And when Samuel had gathered
together all the tribes of Israel, the tribe
of Benjamin was taken.
21 Afterward he assembled the tribe of
Benjamin according to their families,
and the family of Matri was taken. So
Saul the son of Kish was taken, and
when they sought him, he could not be
found.
22 Therefore they asked the Lord again,
if that man should yet come thither. And
the Lord answered, Behold, he hath hid
himself among the stuff. 23 And they ran,
and brought him thence: and when he
stood among the people, he was higher
than any of the people from the shoulders
upward. 24 And Samuel said to all the
people, See ye not 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.
25 Then Samuel told the people the duty
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.
26 Saul also went home to Gibeah, and
there followed him a band of men,
whose heart God had touched,
27 But the wicked men said, How shall
he save us? So they despised him, and
brought him no presents: but he held his
tongue.