10:1 Then Samuel 8050 took 3947 8799 a vial 6378 of oil 8081, and poured 3332 8799 [it] upon his head 7218, and kissed 5401 8799 him, and said 559 8799, [Is it] not because the LORD 3068 hath anointed 4886 8804 thee [to be] captain 5057 over his inheritance 5159?

10:2 When thou art departed 3212 8800 from me 5978 to day 3117, then thou shalt find 4672 8804 two 8147 men 582 by Rachel's 7354 sepulchre 6900 in the border 1366 of Benjamin 1144 at Zelzah 6766; and they will say 559 8804 unto thee, The asses 860 which thou wentest 1980 8804 to seek 1245 8763 are found 4672 8738: and, lo, thy father 1 hath left 5203 8804 the care 1697 of the asses 860, and sorroweth 1672 8804 for you, saying 559 8800, What shall I do 6213 8799 for my son 1121?(care: Heb. business)

10:3 Then shalt thou go on 2498 8804 forward 1973 from thence, and thou shalt come 935 8804 to the plain 436 of Tabor 8396, and there shall meet 4672 8804 thee three 7969 men 582 going up 5927 8802 to God 430 to Bethel 1008, one 259 carrying 5375 8802 three 7969 kids 1423, and another 259 carrying 5375 8802 three 7969 loaves 3603 of bread 3899, and another 259 carrying 5375 8802 a bottle 5035 of wine 3196:

10:4 And they will 7592 8804 salute 7965 thee, and give 5414 8804 thee two 8147 [loaves] of bread 3899; which thou shalt receive 3947 8804 of their hands 3027.(salute…: Heb. ask thee of peace)

10:5 After 310 that thou shalt come 935 8799 to the hill 1389 of God 430, where [is] the garrison 5333 of the Philistines 6430: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither 935 8800 to the city 5892, that thou shalt meet 6293 8804 a company 2256 of prophets 5030 coming down 3381 8802 from the high place 1116 with a psaltery 5035, and a tabret 8596, and a pipe 2485, and a harp 3658, before 6440 them; and they shall prophesy 5012 8693:

10:6 And the Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 will come 6743 8804 upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy 5012 8694 with them, and shalt be turned 2015 8738 into another 312 man 376.

10:7 And let it be, when these signs 226 are come 935 8799 unto thee, [that] thou do 6213 8798 as occasion 4672 8799 serve 3027 thee; for God 430 [is] with thee.(And…: Heb. And it shall come to pass, that when these signs, etc)(that…: Heb. do for thee as thine hand shall find)

10:8 And thou shalt go down 3381 8804 before 6440 me to Gilgal 1537; and, behold, I will come down 3381 8802 unto thee, to offer 5927 8687 burnt offerings 5930, [and] to sacrifice 2076 8800 sacrifices 2077 of peace offerings 8002: seven 7651 days 3117 shalt thou tarry 3176 8686, till I come 935 8800 to thee, and shew 3045 8689 thee what thou shalt do 6213 8799.

10:9 And it was [so], that when he had turned 6437 8687 his back 7926 to go 3212 8800 from Samuel 8050, God 430 gave 2015 8799 him another 312 heart 3820: and all those signs 226 came 935 8799 to pass that day 3117.(back: Heb. shoulder)(gave: Heb. turned)

10:10 And when they came 935 8799 thither to the hill 1389, behold, a company 2256 of prophets 5030 met 7125 8800 him; and the Spirit 7307 of God 430 came 6743 8799 upon him, and he prophesied 5012 8691 among 8432 them.

10:11 And it came to pass, when all that knew 3045 8802 him beforetime 865 8032 saw 7200 8799 that, behold, he prophesied 5012 8738 among the prophets 5030, then the people 5971 said 559 8799 one 376 to another 7453, What [is] this [that] is come unto the son 1121 of Kish 7027? [Is] Saul 7586 also among the prophets 5030?(one…: Heb. a man to his neighbour)

10:12 And one 376 of the same place answered 6030 8799 and said 559 8799, But who [is] their father 1? Therefore it became a proverb 4912, [Is] Saul 7586 also among the prophets 5030?(of…: Heb. from thence)

10:13 And when he had made an end 3615 8762 of prophesying 5012 8692, he came 935 8799 to the high place 1116.

10:14 And Saul's 7586 uncle 1730 said 559 8799 unto him and to his servant 5288, Whither 575 went 1980 8804 ye? And he said 559 8799, To seek 1245 8763 the asses 860: and when we saw 7200 8799 that [they were] no where 369, we came 935 8799 to Samuel 8050.

10:15 And Saul's 7586 uncle 1730 said 559 8799, Tell 5046 8685 me, I pray thee, what Samuel 8050 said 559 8804 unto you.

10:16 And Saul 7586 said 559 8799 unto his uncle 1730, He told 5046 8689 us plainly 5046 8687 that the asses 860 were found 4672 8738. But of the matter 1697 of the kingdom 4410, whereof Samuel 8050 spake 559 8804, he told 5046 8689 him not.

10:17 And Samuel 8050 called 6817 8686 the people 5971 together unto the LORD 3068 to Mizpeh 4709;

10:18 And said 559 8799 unto the children 1121 of Israel 3478, Thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, I brought up 5927 8689 Israel 3478 out of Egypt 4714, and delivered 5337 8686 you out of the hand 3027 of the Egyptians 4714, and out of the hand 3027 of all kingdoms 4467, [and] of them that oppressed 3905 8801 you:

10:19 And ye have this day 3117 rejected 3988 8804 your God 430, who himself saved 3467 8688 you out of all your adversities 7451 and your tribulations 6869; and ye have said 559 8799 unto him, [Nay], but set 7760 8799 a king 4428 over us. Now therefore present 3320 8690 yourselves before 6440 the LORD 3068 by your tribes 7626, and by your thousands 505.

10:20 And when Samuel 8050 had caused all the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478 to come near 7126 8686, the tribe 7626 of Benjamin 1144 was taken 3920 8735.

10:21 When he had caused the tribe 7626 of Benjamin 1144 to come near 7126 8686 by their families 4940, the family 4940 of Matri 4309 was taken 3920 8735, and Saul 7586 the son 1121 of Kish 7027 was taken 3920 8735: and when they sought 1245 8762 him, he could not be found 4672 8738.

10:22 Therefore they enquired 7592 8799 of the LORD 3068 further, if the man 376 should yet come 935 8804 thither 1988. And the LORD 3068 answered 559 8799, Behold, he hath hid 2244 8737 himself among the stuff 3627.

10:23 And they ran 7323 8799 and fetched 3947 8799 him thence: and when he stood 3320 8691 among 8432 the people 5971, he was higher 1361 8799 than any of the people 5971 from his shoulders 7926 and upward 4605.

10:24 And Samuel 8050 said 559 8799 to all the people 5971, See 7200 8804 ye him whom the LORD 3068 hath chosen 977 8804, that [there is] none like him among all the people 5971? And all the people 5971 shouted 7321 8686, and said 559 8799, God save 2421 8799 the king 4428.(God…: Heb. Let the king live)

10:25 Then Samuel 8050 told 1696 8762 the people 5971 the manner 4941 of the kingdom 4410, and wrote 3789 8799 [it] in a book 5612, and laid [it] up 3240 8686 before 6440 the LORD 3068. And Samuel 8050 sent 7971 0 all the people 5971 away 7971 8762, every man 376 to his house 1004.

10:26 And Saul 7586 also went 1980 8804 home 1004 to Gibeah 1390; and there went 3212 8799 with him a band of men 2428, whose hearts 3820 God 430 had touched 5060 8804.

10:27 But the children 1121 of Belial 1100 said 559 8804, How shall this man save 3467 8686 us? And they despised 959 8799 him, and brought 935 8689 him no presents 4503. But he held his peace 2790 8688.(held…: or, was as though he had been deaf)

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