1 Samuel 10 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Saul Among the Prophets

Then Samuel^H8050 took^H3947 the flask^H6378 of oil^H8081, poured^H3332 it on his head^H7218, kissed^H5401 him, and said^H559, “Has not Yahweh^H3068 anointed^H4886 you a ruler^H5057 over^H5921 His inheritance^H5159?

1Sa 10:2

1Sa 10:2“When you go from me today, then you will find two men close to Rachel’s tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to you, ‘The donkeys which you went to search for have been found. Now behold, your father has [fn]ceased to be concerned about the donkeys and is anxious for you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?”’

1Sa 10:3

1Sa 10:3“Then you will go on further from there, and you will come as far as the [fn]oak of Tabor, and there three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a jug of wine;

1Sa 10:4

1Sa 10:4and they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread. And you will take them from their hand.

1Sa 10:5

1Sa 10:5“Afterward you will come to [fn]the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is; and it shall be as soon as you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and a lyre before them, and they will be prophesying.

1Sa 10:6

1Sa 10:6“Then the Spirit of Yahweh will [fn]come upon you mightily, and you shall prophesy with them and be changed into another man.

1Sa 10:7

1Sa 10:7“Now it will be when these signs come to you, do for yourself whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you.

1Sa 10:8

1Sa 10:8“And you shall go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and sacrifice peace offerings. You shall wait seven days until I come to you and make you know what you should do.”

1Sa 10:9

Then it happened^H1961 when he turned^H6437 his back^H7926 to leave^H1980^H4480^H5973 Samuel^H8050, God^H430 changed^H2015 [fn]his heart^H3820; and all^H3605 those^H428 signs^H226 came^H935 about^H935 on that day^H3117.

1Sa 10:10

1Sa 10:10And they came to [fn]the hill there, and behold, a group of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God [fn]came upon him mightily, so that he prophesied among them.

1Sa 10:11

1Sa 10:11Now it happened that all who knew him previously saw, and behold, he was prophesying with the prophets, so the people said to one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”

1Sa 10:12

1Sa 10:12And a man there answered and said, “Now, who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

1Sa 10:13

1Sa 10:13Then he finished prophesying and came to the high place.

1Sa 10:14

Now Saul’s^H7586 uncle^H1730 said^H559 to him and his young^H5288 man^H5288, “Where^H575 did you go^H1980?” And he said^H559, “To look^H1245 for^H1245 the donkeys^H860. And we saw^H7200 that they were not^H369 anywhere, so we went^H935 to Samuel^H8050.”

1Sa 10:15

1Sa 10:15And Saul’s uncle said, “Please tell me what Samuel said to you.”

1Sa 10:16

1Sa 10:16So Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found.” But he did not tell him about the matter of the kingdom which Samuel had said.

Saul the King

1Sa 10:17

Then Samuel^H8050 called^H6817 the people^H5971 together^H6817 to Yahweh^H3068 at Mizpah^H4709;

1Sa 10:18

1Sa 10:18and he said to the sons of Israel, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘I brought Israel up from Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’

1Sa 10:19

1Sa 10:19“But you have today rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have [fn]said, ‘No, but set a king over us!’ So now, take your stand before Yahweh by your tribes and by your clans.”

1Sa 10:20

Thus Samuel^H8050 brought^H7126 all^H3605 the tribes^H7626 of Israel^H3478 near^H7126, and the tribe^H7626 of Benjamin^H1144 was taken^H3920 by lot.

1Sa 10:21

1Sa 10:21Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its families, and the Matrite family was taken. And Saul the son of Kish was taken; but they looked for him, and he could not be found.

1Sa 10:22

1Sa 10:22Therefore they inquired further of Yahweh, “Has the man come here yet?” So Yahweh said, “Behold, he is hiding himself by the baggage.”

1Sa 10:23

1Sa 10:23So they ran and took him from there, and he stood among the people. And he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.

1Sa 10:24

1Sa 10:24And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom Yahweh has chosen? Surely there is no one like him among all the people.” So all the people shouted and said, “[fn]Long live the king!”

1Sa 10:25

Then Samuel^H8050 spoke^H1696 with the people^H5971 about the legal judgments^H4941 of the kingdom^H4410 and wrote^H3789 them in the book^H5612 and placed^H5117 it before^H6440 Yahweh^H3068. And Samuel^H8050 sent^H7971 all^H3605 the people^H5971 away^H7971, each^H376 one^H376 to his house^H1004.