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The First Book of Samuel, Chapter 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
to day, 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 Bethel, 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 shew 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?
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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 enquired 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 Gibeah; and there went with him a
band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
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But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And
they despised him, and brought no presents. But he held his peace.
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