The First Book of Samuel Otherwise Called The First Book of the Kings 10

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¹ 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 ⚑

² When thou art departed from me to day then thou shalt find two men by achel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah and they will say unto thee The asses which thou wentest to seek are found and lo thy father hath left the care of the asses and sorroweth for you saying What shall I do for my son ⚑

³ Then shalt thou go on forward from thence and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth-el one carrying three kids and another carrying three loaves of bread and another carrying a bottle of wine ⚑

⁴ And they will salute thee and give thee two loaves of bread which thou shalt receive of their hands ⚑

⁵ After that thou shalt come to the hill of God where is the garrison of the Philistines and it shall come to pass when thou art come thither to the city that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery and a tabret and a pipe and a harp before them and they shall prophesy ⚑

⁶ And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee and thou shalt prophesy with them and shalt be turned into another man ⚑

⁷ And let it be when these signs are come unto thee that thou do as occasion serve thee for God is with thee ⚑

⁸ And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal and behold I will come down unto thee to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings seven days shalt thou tarry till I come to thee and shew thee what thou shalt do ⚑

⁹ And it was so that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel God gave him another heart and all those signs came to pass that day ⚑

back. Heb. shoulder. gave. Heb. turned. another heart. 1Sa 10:6

and all those signs.The following history of Saul is given by the Afghans, a people generally supposed to be of Jewish origin: "In a war which raged between the children of Israel and the Amalekites, the latter being victorious, plundered the Jews, and obtained possession of the ark of the covenant. Considering this [as] the God of the Jews, they threw it into the fire, which did not affect it. They afterwards attempted to cleave it with axes, but without success: every individual who treated it with indignity, was punished for his temerity. They then placed it in their temple; but all their idols bowed to it. At length they fastened it upon a cow, which they turned loose in the wilderness. When the prophet Samuel arose, the children of Israel said to him, 'We have been totally subdued by the Amalekites, and have no king. Raise to us a king, that we may be enabled to contend for the glory of God.' Samuel said, 'In case you are led out to battle, are you determined to fight?' They answered, 'What has befallen us, that we should not fight against infidels? That nation has banished us from our country and children.' At this time the angel Gabriel descended, and delivering a wand, said, 'It is the command of God, that the person whose stature shall correspond with this wand, shall be king of Israel.' Melec Tálút was at that time a man of inferior condition, and performed the humble employment of feeding the goats and cows of others. One day, a cow under his charge was accidentally lost. Being disappointed in his searches, he was greatly distressed, and applied to Samuel saying, 'I have lost a cow, and I do not possess the means of satisfying the owner. Pray for me that I may be extricated from this difficulty.' Samuel perceiving that he was a man of lofty stature, asked his name. He answered, Tálút. Samuel then said, 'Measure Tálút with the wand which the angel Gabriel brought.' His stature was equal to it. Samuel then said, 'God has raised Tálút to be your king.' The children of Israel answered, 'We are greater than our king. We are men of dignity, and he is of inferior condition. How shall he be our king?' Samuel informed them, they should know that God had constituted Tálút king, by his restoring the ark of the covenant. He accordingly restored it, and they acknowledged him their sovereign." Asiatic Researches, vol. ii. p. 119, et seq. 1Sa 10:2-5 Re 6:7 Re 8:2-10:6 Re 7:11 Isa 38:7 Isa 38:8 Mr 14:16

¹⁰ And when they came thither to the hill behold a company of prophets met him and the Spirit of God came upon him and he prophesied among them ⚑

¹¹ And it came to pass when all that knew him beforetime saw that behold he prophesied among the prophets then the people said one to another What is this that is come unto the son of Kish Is Saul also among the prophets ⚑

¹² And one of the same place answered and said But who is their father Therefore it became a proverb Is Saul also among the prophets ⚑

¹³ And when he had made an end of prophesying he came to the high place ⚑

¹⁴ And Saul’s uncle said unto him and to his servant Whither went ye And he said To seek the asses and when we saw that they were no where we came to Samuel ⚑

¹⁵ And Saul’s uncle said Tell me I pray thee what Samuel said unto you ⚑

¹⁶ And Saul said unto his uncle He told us plainly that the asses were found But of the matter of the kingdom whereof Samuel spake he told him not ⚑

¹⁷ And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh ⚑

¹⁸ And said unto the children of Israel Thus saith the LORD God of Israel I brought up Israel out of Egypt and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of all kingdoms and of them that oppressed you ⚑

¹⁹ And ye have this day rejected your God who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations and ye have said unto him Nay but set a king over us Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your thousands ⚑

²⁰ And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near the tribe of Benjamin was taken ⚑

²¹ When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families the family of Matri was taken and Saul the son of Kish was taken and when they sought him he could not be found ⚑

²² Therefore they enquired of the LORD further if the man should yet come thither And the LORD answered Behold he hath hid himself among the stuff ⚑

²³ And they ran and fetched him thence and when he stood among the people he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward ⚑

²⁴ And Samuel said to all the people See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen that there is none like him among all the people And all the people shouted and said God save the king ⚑

²⁵ Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the LORD And Samuel sent all the people away every man to his house ⚑

²⁶ And Saul also went home to Gibeah and there went with him a band of men whose hearts God had touched ⚑

²⁷ But the children of Belial said How shall this man save us And they despised him and brought him no presents But he held his peace ⚑

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