1Sa 10:1, 24, 11:14-15 | ESV | STEP | Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head and kissed him and said , Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince over his people Israel ? And you shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their surrounding enemies . And this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you to be prince over his heritage .

1 Samuel 10:1

Saul Anointed King

1 ^aThen Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head ^band kissed him and said, “Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince ^{▼▼Or leader} over ^dhis people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their surrounding enemies. And this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you to be prince ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew lacks over his people Israel? And you shall. . . . to be prince} over his heritage.

1 Samuel 10:24

24 And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him ^fwhom the Lord has chosen? There is none like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, ^g“Long live the king!”

1 Samuel 11:14-15

14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingdom.” 15 So all the people went to ^hGilgal, and there they made Saul king ⁱbefore the Lord in Gilgal. There ^jthey sacrificed peace offerings before the Lord, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.