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1 # Then Samuel <08050> took <03947> (8799) a vial <06378> of oil <08081>, and poured <03332> (8799) it upon his head <07218>, and kissed <05401> (8799) him, and said <0559> (8799), Is it not because the LORD <03068> hath anointed <04886> (8804) thee to be captain <05057> over his inheritance <05159>?
2 When thou art departed <03212> (8800) from me <05978> to day <03117>, then thou shalt find <04672> (8804) two <08147> men <0582> by Rachel's <07354> sepulchre <06900> in the border <01366> of Benjamin <01144> at Zelzah <06766>; and they will say <0559> (8804) unto thee, The asses <0860> which thou wentest <01980> (8804) to seek <01245> (8763) are found <04672> (8738): and, lo, thy father <01> hath left <05203> (8804) the care <01697> of the asses <0860>, and sorroweth <01672> (8804) for you, saying <0559> (8800), What shall I do <06213> (8799) for my son <01121>?
3 Then shalt thou go on <02498> (8804) forward <01973> from thence, and thou shalt come <0935> (8804) to the plain <0436> of Tabor <08396>, and there shall meet <04672> (8804) thee three <07969> men <0582> going up <05927> (8802) to God <0430> to Bethel <01008>, one <0259> carrying <05375> (8802) three <07969> kids <01423>, and another <0259> carrying <05375> (8802) three <07969> loaves <03603> of bread <03899>, and another <0259> carrying <05375> (8802) a bottle <05035> of wine <03196>:
4 And they will <07592> (8804) salute <07965> thee, and give <05414> (8804) thee two <08147> loaves of bread <03899>; which thou shalt receive <03947> (8804) of their hands <03027>.
5 After <0310> that thou shalt come <0935> (8799) to the hill <01389> of God <0430>, where is the garrison <05333> of the Philistines <06430>: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither <0935> (8800) to the city <05892>, that thou shalt meet <06293> (8804) a company <02256> of prophets <05030> coming down <03381> (8802) from the high place <01116> with a psaltery <05035>, and a tabret <08596>, and a pipe <02485>, and a harp <03658>, before <06440> them; and they shall prophesy <05012> (8693):
6 And the Spirit <07307> of the LORD <03068> will come <06743> (8804) upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy <05012> (8694) with them, and shalt be turned <02015> (8738) into another <0312> man <0376>.
 - SPIRIT OF GOD
7 And let it be, when these signs <0226> are come <0935> (8799) unto thee, that thou do <06213> (8798) as occasion <04672> (8799) serve <03027> thee; for God <0430> is with thee.
8 And thou shalt go down <03381> (8804) before <06440> me to Gilgal <01537>; and, behold, I will come down <03381> (8802) unto thee, to offer <05927> (8687) burnt offerings <05930>, and to sacrifice <02076> (8800) sacrifices <02077> of peace offerings <08002>: seven <07651> days <03117> shalt thou tarry <03176> (8686), till I come <0935> (8800) to thee, and shew <03045> (8689) thee what thou shalt do <06213> (8799).
9 # And it was so, that when he had turned <06437> (8687) his back <07926> to go <03212> (8800) from Samuel <08050>, God <0430> gave <02015> (8799) him another <0312> heart <03820>: and all those signs <0226> came <0935> (8799) to pass that day <03117>.
10 And when they came <0935> (8799) thither to the hill <01389>, behold, a company <02256> of prophets <05030> met <07125> (8800) him; and the Spirit <07307> of God <0430> came <06743> (8799) upon him, and he prophesied <05012> (8691) among <08432> them.
 - SPIRIT OF GOD
11 And it came to pass, when all that knew <03045> (8802) him beforetime <0865> <08032> saw <07200> (8799) that, behold, he prophesied <05012> (8738) among the prophets <05030>, then the people <05971> said <0559> (8799) one <0376> to another <07453>, What is this that is come unto the son <01121> of Kish <07027>? Is Saul <07586> also among the prophets <05030>?
12 And one <0376> of the same place answered <06030> (8799) and said <0559> (8799), But who is their father <01>? Therefore it became a proverb <04912>, Is Saul <07586> also among the prophets <05030>?
13 And when he had made an end <03615> (8762) of prophesying <05012> (8692), he came <0935> (8799) to the high place <01116>.
14 And Saul's <07586> uncle <01730> said <0559> (8799) unto him and to his servant <05288>, Whither <0575> went <01980> (8804) ye? And he said <0559> (8799), To seek <01245> (8763) the asses <0860>: and when we saw <07200> (8799) that they were no where <0369>, we came <0935> (8799) to Samuel <08050>.
15 And Saul's <07586> uncle <01730> said <0559> (8799), Tell <05046> (8685) me, I pray thee, what Samuel <08050> said <0559> (8804) unto you.
16 And Saul <07586> said <0559> (8799) unto his uncle <01730>, He told <05046> (8689) us plainly <05046> (8687) that the asses <0860> were found <04672> (8738). But of the matter <01697> of the kingdom <04410>, whereof Samuel <08050> spake <0559> (8804), he told <05046> (8689) him not.
17 # And Samuel <08050> called <06817> (8686) the people <05971> together unto the LORD <03068> to Mizpeh <04709>;
18 And said <0559> (8799) unto the children <01121> of Israel <03478>, Thus saith <0559> (8804) the LORD <03068> God <0430> of Israel <03478>, I brought up <05927> (8689) Israel <03478> out of Egypt <04714>, and delivered <05337> (8686) you out of the hand <03027> of the Egyptians <04714>, and out of the hand <03027> of all kingdoms <04467> , and of them that oppressed <03905> (8801) you:
19 And ye have this day <03117> rejected <03988> (8804) your God <0430>, who himself saved <03467> (8688) you out of all your adversities <07451> and your tribulations <06869>; and ye have said <0559> (8799) unto him, Nay, but set <07760> (8799) a king <04428> over us. Now therefore present <03320> (8690) yourselves before <06440> the LORD <03068> by your tribes <07626>, and by your thousands <0505>.
20 And when Samuel <08050> had caused all the tribes <07626> of Israel <03478> to come near <07126> (8686), the tribe <07626> of Benjamin <01144> was taken <03920> (8735).
21 When he had caused the tribe <07626> of Benjamin <01144> to come near <07126> (8686) by their families <04940> , the family <04940> of Matri <04309> was taken <03920> (8735), and Saul <07586> the son <01121> of Kish <07027> was taken <03920> (8735): and when they sought <01245> (8762) him, he could not be found <04672> (8738).
22 Therefore they enquired <07592> (8799) of the LORD <03068> further, if the man <0376> should yet come <0935> (8804) thither <01988>. And the LORD <03068> answered <0559> (8799), Behold, he hath hid <02244> (8737) himself among the stuff <03627>.
23 And they ran <07323> (8799) and fetched <03947> (8799) him thence: and when he stood <03320> (8691) among <08432> the people <05971>, he was higher <01361> (8799) than any of the people <05971> from his shoulders <07926> and upward <04605>.
24 And Samuel <08050> said <0559> (8799) to all the people <05971>, See <07200> (8804) ye him whom the LORD <03068> hath chosen <0977> (8804), that there is none like him among all the people <05971>? And all the people <05971> shouted <07321> (8686), and said <0559> (8799), God save <02421> (8799) the king <04428>.
25 Then Samuel <08050> told <01696> (8762) the people <05971> the manner <04941> of the kingdom <04410> , and wrote <03789> (8799) it in a book <05612>, and laid it up <03240> (8686) before <06440> the LORD <03068>. And Samuel <08050> sent <07971> <00> all the people <05971> away <07971> (8762), every man <0376> to his house <01004>.
26 And Saul <07586> also went <01980> (8804) home <01004> to Gibeah <01390>; and there went <03212> (8799) with him a band of men <02428>, whose hearts <03820> God <0430> had touched <05060> (8804).
27 But the children <01121> of Belial <01100> said <0559> (8804), How shall this man save <03467> (8686) us? And they despised <0959> (8799) him, and brought <0935> (8689) him no presents <04503>. But he held his peace <02790> (8688).