English Standard Version
1 Samuel 10:1
1Then 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 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then 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?
- New International Version (NIV)Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him and said: “Is it not because the Lord has anointed you commander over His inheritance?
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul’s head. He kissed Saul and said, “I am doing this because the Lord has appointed you to be the ruler over Israel, his special possession.
Context of 1 Samuel 10:1
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. 2When you depart from me today, you will meet two men by Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, 'The donkeys that you went to seek are found, and now your father has ceased to care about the donkeys and is anxious about you, saying, "What shall I do about my son?"' 3Then you shall go on from there farther and come to the oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
Read all of 1 Samuel 101 Samuel 10:1 word by word
וַיִּקַּ֨ח שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל אֶת־פַּ֥ךְ הַשֶּׁ֛מֶן וַיִּצֹ֥ק עַל־רֹאשׁ֖וֹ וַיִּשָּׁקֵ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֲל֗וֹא כִּֽי־מְשָׁחֲךָ֧ יְהוָ֛ה לְנָגִיד עַל־עַמּוֹ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאַתָּה תַעְצֹר בְּעַם יְהוָה וְאַתָּה תוֹשִׁיעֶֽנּוּ מִיַּד אֹיְבָיו מִסָּבִיב וְזֶה לְךָ הָאוֹת מְשָֽׁחֲךָ יְהוָה עַל־נַחֲלָת֖וֹ לְנָגִֽיד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
- tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- a vialפַּךְpak · vialH6378
- of oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
- and pouredיָצַקyâtsaq · to pour: pourH3332
- upon his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
- and kissedנָשַׁקnâshaq · to kissH5401
- him, and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- not because the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- hath anointedמָשַׁחmâshach · to anointH4886
- captainנָגִידnâgîyd nâgid · leaderH5057
- over his inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 10:1
- 1 Samuel 2:10The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; against them he will thunder in heaven. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed."
- 1 Samuel 9:16"Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have seen my people, because their cry has come to me."
- 1 Samuel 16:13Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.
- 1 Samuel 24:6He said to his men, "The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord's anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is the Lord's anointed."
- 1 Samuel 26:11The Lord forbid that I should put out my hand against the Lord's anointed. But take now the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let us go."
- 2 Kings 9:3Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, 'Thus says the Lord, I anoint you king over Israel.' Then open the door and flee; do not linger."
- Acts 13:21Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
- Revelation 5:8And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
- 2 Samuel 19:39Then all the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over. And the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his own home.
- 1 Kings 19:18Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him."
- Psalms 2:12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
- Hosea 13:2And now they sin more and more, and make for themselves metal images, idols skillfully made of their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of them, "Those who offer human sacrifice kiss calves!"
- 1 Thessalonians 5:26Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
- 1 Samuel 8:9Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them."
- 1 Samuel 13:14But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you."
- Joshua 5:14And he said, "No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, "What does my lord say to his servant?"
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Took a vial of oil - The reasons of this rite the reader will find largely stated in the note on Exodus 29:7. The anointing mentioned here took place in the open field. See the preceding chapter, 1 Samuel 9:26-27; (note). How simple was the ancient ceremony of consecrating a king! A prophet or priest poured oil upon his head, and kissed him; and said, Thus the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance. This was the whole of the ceremony…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Is it not because - Samuel answers Saul‘s tacit or expressed wonder, by telling him why he did as he did. (Compare 1 Samuel 9:21.)Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Samuel anoints Saul. (1-8) Saul prophesies. (9-16) Saul chosen king. (17-27) Verses 1-8 The sacred anointing, then used, pointed at the great Messiah, or Anointed One, the King of the church, and High Priest of our profession, who was anointed with the oil of the Spirit, not by measure, but without measure, and above all the priests and princes of the Jewish church. For Saul's further satisfaction, Samuel gives him some signs which should come to pass the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Samuel did this again by anointing David with olive oil (1 Samuel 16:13). The people of Israel belonged to the Lord, not the king. The king was to manage, not own, them (compare 1 Samuel 8:10–18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271Sa 10:1-27. Samuel Anoints Saul, and Confirms Him by the Prediction of Three Signs. 1. Then Samuel took a vial of oil--This was the ancient (Jud 9:8) ceremony of investiture with the royal office among the Hebrews and other Eastern nations. But there were two unctions to the kingly office; the one in private, by a prophet (1Sa 16:13), which was meant to be only a prophetic intimation of the person attaining that high dignity--the more public and formal…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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