1 Samuel 10 :: Webster's Bible (WEB)

Saul among Prophets

1Sa 10:1Then 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?

1Sa 10:2

1Sa 10:2When thou hast departed from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulcher in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to 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?

1Sa 10:3

1Sa 10:3Then 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 Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

1Sa 10:4

1Sa 10:4And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive from their hands.

1Sa 10:5

1Sa 10:5After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou hast 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 will prophesy:

1Sa 10:6

1Sa 10:6And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

1Sa 10:7

1Sa 10:7And let it be, when these signs have come to thee, that thou do as occasion shall serve thee; for God is with thee.

1Sa 10:8

1Sa 10:8And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to thee, to offer burnt-offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and show thee what thou shalt do.

1Sa 10:9

1Sa 10:9And 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.

1Sa 10:10

1Sa 10:10And 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.

1Sa 10:11

1Sa 10:11And it came to pass when all that formerly knew him saw, that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that hath come to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

1Sa 10:12

1Sa 10:12And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

1Sa 10:13

1Sa 10:13And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.

1Sa 10:14

1Sa 10:14And Saul's uncle said to 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.

1Sa 10:15

1Sa 10:15And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, What Samuel said to you.

1Sa 10:16

1Sa 10:16And Saul said to his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he told him not.

Saul Publicly Chosen King

1Sa 10:17

1Sa 10:17And Samuel called the people together to the LORD to Mizpeh;

1Sa 10:18

1Sa 10:18And said to the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought 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:

1Sa 10:19

1Sa 10:19And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities, and your tribulations; and ye have said to him, No, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.

1Sa 10:20

1Sa 10:20And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

1Sa 10:21

1Sa 10:21When 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.

1Sa 10:22

1Sa 10:22Therefore they inquired of the LORD further, if the man would yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.

1Sa 10:23

1Sa 10:23And they ran and brought him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

1Sa 10:24

1Sa 10:24And 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.

1Sa 10:25

1Sa 10:25Then 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.

1Sa 10:26

1Sa 10:26And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.

1Sa 10:27

1Sa 10:27But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.

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Saul among Prophets

Saul Publicly Chosen King

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