1 Samuel 10

1Then SamuelH8050 tookH3947 the vial of oilH8081, and pouredH3332 it upon his headH7218, and kissedH5401 him, and saidH559, Is it not that Jehovah hath anointedH4886 thee to be princeH5057 over his inheritanceH5159? 2When thou art departed from me to-day, then thou shalt findH4672 twoH8147 menH376 by Rachel’s sepulchre, in the borderH1366 of BenjaminH1144 at Zelzah; and they will sayH559 unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seekH1245 are foundH4672; and, lo, thy fatherH1 hath left off caring for the asses, and is anxiousH1672 for you, sayingH559, What shall I do for my sonH1121? 3Then shalt thou goH935 on forward from thence, and thou shalt comeH935 to the oak of TaborH8396; and there shall meet thee there threeH7969 menH376 goingH935 up to GodH430 to Beth-el, oneH259 carryingH5375 threeH7969 kids, and another carryingH5375 threeH7969 loaves of breadH3899, and another carryingH5375 a bottle of wineH3196: 4and they will salute thee, and giveH5414 thee twoH8147 loaves of breadH3899, which thou shalt receiveH3947 of their handH3027. 5After that thou shalt comeH935 to the hillH1389 of GodH430, whereH834 is the garrisonH5333 of the PhilistinesH6430: and it shall comeH935 to pass, when thou art comeH935 thither to the cityH5892, that thou shalt meet a band of prophetsH5030 comingH935 downH3381 from the highH1116 placeH1116 with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harpH3658, before them; and they will beH1961 prophesyingH5012: 6and the SpiritH7307 of Jehovah will come mightily upon thee, and thou shalt prophesyH5012 with them, and shalt be turnedH2015 into another manH376. 7And let it beH1961, when these signsH226 are comeH935 unto thee, that thou do as occasion shall serve thee; for GodH430 is with thee. 8And thou shalt goH935 down before me to GilgalH1537; and, behold, I will comeH935 down unto thee, to offerH5927 burnt-offerings, and to sacrificeH2077 sacrificesH2077 of peace-offerings: sevenH7651 daysH3117 shalt thou tarry, till I comeH935 unto thee, and show thee what thou shalt do.

9And it wasH1961 so, that, when he had turnedH6437 his backH6437 to goH935 from SamuelH8050, GodH430 gave him another heartH3820: and all those signsH226 cameH935 to pass that dayH3117. 10And when they cameH935 thither to the hillH1389, behold, a band of prophetsH5030 metH7122 him; and the SpiritH7307 of GodH430 cameH935 mightily upon him, and he prophesiedH5012 among them. 11And it came to pass, when all that knewH3045 him beforetime sawH7200 that, behold, he prophesiedH5012 with the prophetsH5030, then the peopleH5971 saidH559 oneH376 to another, What is this that is come unto the sonH1121 of KishH7027? Is SaulH7586 alsoH1571 among the prophetsH5030? 12And oneH376 of the same place answered and saidH559, And who is their fatherH1? ThereforeH3651 it becameH1961 a proverbH4912, Is SaulH7586 alsoH1571 among the prophetsH5030? 13And when he had made an endH3615 of prophesyingH5012, he cameH935 to the highH1116 placeH1116.

14And Saul’s uncleH1730 saidH559 unto him and to his servantH5288, Whither wentH1980 ye? And he saidH559, To seekH1245 the asses; and when we sawH7200 that they were not found, we cameH935 to SamuelH8050. 15And Saul’s uncleH1730 saidH559, TellH5046 me, I pray thee, what SamuelH8050 saidH559 unto you. 16And SaulH7586 saidH559 unto his uncleH1730, He toldH5046 us plainly that the asses were foundH4672. But concerningH413 the matterH1697 of the kingdom, whereof SamuelH8050 spake, he toldH5046 him not.

17And SamuelH8050 called the peopleH5971 together unto Jehovah to MizpahH4709; 18and he saidH559 unto the children of IsraelH3478, ThusH3541 saith Jehovah, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, I broughtH5927 up IsraelH3478 out of EgyptH4714, and I deliveredH5337 you out of the handH3027 of the Egyptians, and out of the handH3027 of all the kingdomsH4467 that oppressedH3905 you: 19but ye have this dayH3117 rejectedH3988 your GodH430, who himself saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and ye have saidH559 unto him, Nay, but setH7760 a kingH4428 over us. NowH6258 thereforeH6258 presentH3320 yourselves before Jehovah by your tribesH7626, and by your thousandsH505. 20So SamuelH8050 broughtH7126 all the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 near, and the tribeH7626 of BenjaminH1144 was takenH3920. 21And he broughtH7126 the tribeH7626 of BenjaminH1144 near by their familiesH4940; and the familyH4940 of the Matrites was takenH3920; and SaulH7586 the sonH1121 of KishH7027 was takenH3920: but when they soughtH1245 him, he could not be foundH4672. 22Therefore they askedH7592 of Jehovah further, Is there yetH5750 a manH376 to comeH935 hither? And Jehovah answered, Behold, he hath hidH2244 himself among the baggage. 23And they ranH7323 and fetched him thence; and when he stoodH3320 among the peopleH5971, he was higher than any of the peopleH5971 from his shouldersH7926 and upwardH4605. 24And SamuelH8050 saidH559 to all the peopleH5971, SeeH7200 ye him whom Jehovah hath chosenH977, that there is none like him among all the peopleH5971? And all the peopleH5971 shoutedH7321, and saidH559, Long liveH2421 the kingH4428.

25Then SamuelH8050 told the peopleH5971 the manner of the kingdom, and wroteH3789 it in a bookH5612, and laid it up before Jehovah. And SamuelH8050 sentH7971 all the peopleH5971 awayH7971, every manH376 to his houseH1004. 26And SaulH7586 alsoH1571 wentH1980 to his houseH1004 to GibeahH1390; and there wentH1980 with him the host, whose heartsH3820 GodH430 had touchedH5060. 27But certain worthlessH1100 fellows saidH559, HowH4100 shall this man saveH3467 us? And they despisedH959 him, and broughtH935 him no present. But he held his peace.