1Sa 10 | ABEn | STEP | And Samuel took the flask, of oil and poured down upon his head, and kissed him. And he said to him, Is it not that [ 2 anointed 3 you 1 the lord ] as ruler over his inheritance?

1 Samuel 10

CHAPTER 10 Samuel Anoints Saul as King

1 And Samuel took the flask, of oil and poured down upon his head, and kissed him. And he said to him, Is it not that [²anointed ³you ¹the lord] as ruler over his inheritance? 2 As soon as you should go forth today from me, that you shall find two men near the burying-places of Rachel, on the borders of Benjamin, leaping greatly. And they shall say to you, [³have been found ¹the ²donkeys] which you went to seek. And behold, your father brushed off the matter of the donkeys, and is worried about you, saying, What should I do about my son? 3 And you shall go forth from there, and beyond. And you shall come unto the oak of Tabor, and you shall find there three men ascending to God unto Beth-el, one taking three kids, and one taking three containers of bread loaves, and one taking a leather bag of wine. 4 And they shall ask you the things for peace; and they shall give to you two first-fruits of bread loaves, and you shall take them from out of their hand. 5 And after these things you shall enter unto the hill of God, of which is there the height of the Philistines. And it will take place when ever you should enter there into the city, that you will meet a company of dancers of prophets coming down from out of Bama, and in front of them a stringed instrument, and tambourine, and pipe, and lute; and they are prophesying. 6 And [³shall spring ⁴upon ⁵you ¹spirit ²of the lord], and you shall prophesy with them, and you shall turn into [²man ¹another]. 7 And it will be whenever [²shall come ¹these signs] upon you, do all as much as [²should find ¹your hand], for God is with you! 8 And you shall go down in front of me unto Gilgal. And behold, I come down to you, to offer a whole burnt-offering, and to sacrifice sacrifice offerings of peace. Seven days you shall stop until my coming to you, and to make known to you what you shall do. 9 And it came to pass so as [²turned ¹his shoulder] to go forth from Samuel, that [²converted ³his ¹God] heart to another. And came to pass all these signs in that day. 10 And he comes from there unto the hill. And behold, a company of dancers of prophets right opposite him; and [³leaped ⁴upon ⁵him ¹spirit ²of God], and he prophesied in the midst of them. 11 And came to pass all the things being made known to him yesterday and the third day before. And behold, he was in the midst of the prophets prophesying. And [⁴said ¹the ²people ³each] to his neighbor, What is this, the thing having happened to the son of Kish? Or is also Saul among the prophets? 12 And [⁴answered ¹a certain one ²of ³them], and said, And who is his father? On account of this it became for a parable, Might also Saul be among the prophets? 13 And he completed prophesying, and comes to the hill. 14 And [²said ³to him ¹his uncle] and to his servant-lad, Where have you gone? And he said, To seek the donkeys, and we saw that they are not around, and we entered unto Samuel. 15 And [³said ¹the ²uncle] to Saul, Report indeed to me what [²said ³to you ¹Samuel]! 16 And Saul said to the member of his family, By reporting he reported to me that [³were found ¹the ²donkeys]. But the matter of the kingdom, he did not report to him, what Samuel said. 17 And Samuel summoned all the people to the lord in Mizpeh. 18 And he said to the sons of Israel, Thus said the lord God of Israel, saying, I led Israel from out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and from the hand of all the kingdoms of the ones afflicting you. 19 And you today treat with contempt your God, who he himself is your deliverer from out of all your bad things, and your afflictions. And you said, But only a king you shall place over us. And now, stand before the lord according to your tribes and according to your thousands! 20 And Samuel led forward all the tribes of Israel, and [³was chosen by lot ¹the tribe ²of Benjamin].

Saul Confirmed as King

21 And he led forward the tribe of Benjamin according to family, and [³was chosen by lot ¹the family ²of Matri]. And [⁴was chosen by lot ¹Saul ²son ³of Kish]. And he sought him, and he was not found. 22 And Samuel asked again to the lord, Shall [⁴come ³still ⁵here ¹the ²man]? And the lord said, Behold, he hides among the equipment. 23 And he ran and took him from there, and placed him in the midst of the people, and he was high above all the people -- head and shoulders and above. 24 And Samuel said to all the people, You see whom [³has chosen ⁴for himself ¹the ² lord], that there is not one likened to him among all you? And [⁴knew ¹all ²the ³people], and said, Let [³live ¹the ²king]! 25 And Samuel spoke to the people the ordinance of the kingship. And he wrote in a scroll, and put it before the lord. And Samuel sent out all the people, and [²went forth ¹each] unto his place. 26 And Saul went forth unto his house in Gibeah. And [⁴went ¹the ²sons ³of power] (whom the lord touched their hearts) with Saul. 27 And [²sons ¹the mischievous] said, Who is [²that shall deliver ³us ¹this]? And they dishonored him, and did not bring him gifts. And he became one being silent.