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1 Samuel 10 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:1 - And Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said to him, Has not the Lord anointed thee for a ruler over his people, over Israel? and thou shalt rule among the people of the Lord, and thou shalt save them out of the hand of their enemies; and this shall be the sign to thee that the Lord has anointed thee for a ruler over his inheritance.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:2 - As soon as thou shalt have departed this day from me, thou shalt find two men by the [fn]burial-place of Rachel on the mount of Benjamin, exulting greatly; and they shall say to thee, The asses are found which ye went to seek; and, behold, thy father has given up the matter of the asses, and he is anxious for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:3 - And thou shalt depart thence, and shalt go beyond that as far as the oak of Thabor, and thou shalt find there three men going up to God to Bæthel, one bearing three kids, and another bearing three vessels of bread, and another bearing a bottle of wine.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:4 - And they shall ask thee how thou doest, and shall give thee two presents of bread, and thou shalt receive them of their hand.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:5 - And afterward thou shalt go to the hill of God, where is the encampment of the Philistines; there is Nasib the Philistine: and it shall come to pass when ye shall have entered into the city, that thou shalt meet a band of prophets coming down from the Bama; and before them will be lutes, and a drum, and a pipe, and a harp, and they [fn]shall prophesy.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:6 - And the Spirit of the Lord shall [fn]come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:7 - And it shall come to pass when these signs shall come upon thee,—then do thou whatsoever thy hand shall find, because God is with thee.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:8 - And thou shalt go down in front of Galgal, and behold, I come down to thee to offer a whole-burnt-offering and peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou wait until I shall come to thee, and I will make known to thee what thou shalt do.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:9 - And it came to pass when he [fn]turned his back to depart from Samuel, God [fn]gave him another heart; and all these signs came to pass in that day.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:10 - And he comes thence to the hill, and behold a band of prophets opposite to him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:11 - And all that had known him before came, and saw, and, behold, he was in the midst of the prophets: and the people said every one to his neighbour, What is this that has happened to the son of Kis? is Saul also among the prophets?
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:12 - And one of them answered and said, And who is his father? and therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:13 - And he ceased prophesying, and comes to the hill.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:14 - And his kinsman said to him and to his servant, Whither went ye? and they said, To seek the asses; and we saw that they were lost, and we went in to Samuel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:15 - And his kinsman said to Saul, Tell me, I pray thee, What did Samuel say to thee?
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:16 - And Saul said to his kinsman, He verily told me that the asses were found. But the matter of the kingdom he told him not.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:17 - And Samuel summoned all the people before the Lord to Massephath.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:18 - And he said to the children of Israel, Thus has the Lord God of Israel spoken, saying, I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, and I rescued you out of the hand of Pharao king of Egypt, and out of all the kingdoms that afflicted you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:19 - And ye have this day rejected God, who is himself your Deliverer out of all your evils and afflictions; and ye said, Nay, but thou shalt set a king over us: and now stand before the Lord according to your tribes, and according to your families.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:20 - And Samuel brought nigh all the tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin is taken by lot.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:21 - And he brings near the tribe of Benjamin by families, and the family of Mattari is taken by lot: and they bring near the family of Mattari, man by man, and Saul the son of Kis is taken; and he sought him, but he was not found.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:22 - And Samuel asked yet again of the Lord, [fn]Will the man come hither? and the Lord said, Behold, he is hid among the stuff.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:23 - And he ran and took him thence, and he set him in the midst of the people; and he was higher than all the people by his shoulders and upwards.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:24 - And Samuel said to all the people, Have ye seen whom the Lord has chosen to himself, that there is none like to him among you all? And all the people took notice, and said, Let the king live!
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:25 - And Samuel told to the people the manner of the king, and wrote it in a book, and set it before the Lord: and Samuel sent away all the people, and each went to his place.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:26 - And Saul departed to his house to Gabaa; and there went with Saul mighty men whose hearts God had touched.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:27 - But evil men said, Who is this man that shall save us? and they despised him, and brought him no gifts.
BES Footnotes
Gr. burial places.
Gr. prophesying.
Gr. leap upon thee.
Gr. was turned with his shoulder.
Gr. turned to him.
Gr. does?
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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