1 Then Samuel 8050 took 3947 a vial 6378 of oil 8081, and poured 3332 it upon his head 7218, and kissed 5401 him, and said 559, Is it not because the LORD 3068 hath anointed 4886 thee to be captain 5057 over his inheritance 5159?
2 When thou art departed 3212 from me 5978 to day 3117, then thou shalt find 4672 two 8147 men 582 by Rachel's 7354 sepulchre 6900 in the border 1366 of Benjamin 1144 at Zelzah 6766; and they will say 559 unto thee, The asses 860 which thou wentest 1980 to seek 1245 are found 4672: and, lo, thy father 1 hath left 5203 the care 1697 of the asses 860, and sorroweth 1672 for you, saying 559, What shall I do 6213 for my son 1121?
3 Then shalt thou go on 2498 forward 1973 from thence, and thou shalt come 935 to the plain 436 of Tabor 8396, and there shall meet 4672 thee three 7969 men 582 going up 5927 to God 430 to Bethel 1008, one 259 carrying 5375 three 7969 kids 1423, and another 259 carrying 5375 three 7969 loaves 3603 of bread 3899, and another 259 carrying 5375 a bottle 5035 of wine 3196:
4 And they will 7592 salute 7965 thee, and give 5414 thee two 8147 loaves of bread 3899; which thou shalt receive 3947 of their hands 3027.
5 After 310 that thou shalt come 935 to the hill 1389 of God 430, where is the garrison 5333 of the Philistines 6430: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither 935 to the city 5892, that thou shalt meet 6293 a company 2256 of prophets 5030 coming down 3381 from the high place 1116 with a psaltery 5035, and a tabret 8596, and a pipe 2485, and a harp 3658, before 6440 them; and they shall prophesy 5012:
6 And the Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 will come 6743 upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy 5012 with them, and shalt be turned 2015 into another 312 man 376.
7 And let it be, when these signs 226 are come 935 unto thee, that thou do 6213 as occasion 4672 serve 3027 thee; for God 430 is with thee.
8 And thou shalt go down 3381 before 6440 me to Gilgal 1537; and, behold, I will come down 3381 unto thee, to offer 5927 burnt offerings 5930, and to sacrifice 2076 sacrifices 2077 of peace offerings 8002: seven 7651 days 3117 shalt thou tarry 3176, till I come 935 to thee, and shew 3045 thee what thou shalt do 6213.
9 And it was so, that when he had turned 6437 his back 7926 to go 3212 from Samuel 8050, God 430 gave 2015 him another 312 heart 3820: and all those signs 226 came 935 to pass that day 3117.
10 And when they came 935 thither to the hill 1389, behold, a company 2256 of prophets 5030 met 7125 him; and the Spirit 7307 of God 430 came 6743 upon him, and he prophesied 5012 among 8432 them.
11 And it came to pass, when all that knew 3045 him beforetime 865 8032 saw 7200 that, behold, he prophesied 5012 among the prophets 5030, then the people 5971 said 559 one 376 to another 7453, What is this that is come unto the son 1121 of Kish 7027? Is Saul 7586 also among the prophets 5030?
12 And one 376 of the same place answered 6030 and said 559, But who is their father 1? Therefore it became a proverb 4912, Is Saul 7586 also among the prophets 5030?
13 And when he had made an end 3615 of prophesying 5012, he came 935 to the high place 1116.
14 And Saul's 7586 uncle 1730 said 559 unto him and to his servant 5288, Whither 575 went 1980 ye? And he said 559, To seek 1245 the asses 860: and when we saw 7200 that they were no where 369, we came 935 to Samuel 8050.
15 And Saul's 7586 uncle 1730 said 559, Tell 5046 me, I pray thee, what Samuel 8050 said 559 unto you.
16 And Saul 7586 said 559 unto his uncle 1730, He told 5046 us plainly 5046 that the asses 860 were found 4672. But of the matter 1697 of the kingdom 4410, whereof Samuel 8050 spake 559, he told 5046 him not.
17 And Samuel 8050 called 6817 the people 5971 together unto the LORD 3068 to Mizpeh 4709;
18 And said 559 unto the children 1121 of Israel 3478, Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, I brought up 5927 Israel 3478 out of Egypt 4714, and delivered 5337 you out of the hand 3027 of the Egyptians 4714, and out of the hand 3027 of all kingdoms 4467, and of them that oppressed 3905 you:
19 And ye have this day 3117 rejected 3988 your God 430, who himself saved 3467 you out of all your adversities 7451 and your tribulations 6869; and ye have said 559 unto him, Nay, but set 7760 a king 4428 over us. Now therefore present 3320 yourselves before 6440 the LORD 3068 by your tribes 7626, and by your thousands 505.
20 And when Samuel 8050 had caused all the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478 to come near 7126, the tribe 7626 of Benjamin 1144 was taken 3920.
21 When he had caused the tribe 7626 of Benjamin 1144 to come near 7126 by their families 4940, the family 4940 of Matri 4309 was taken 3920, and Saul 7586 the son 1121 of Kish 7027 was taken 3920: and when they sought 1245 him, he could not be found 4672.
22 Therefore they enquired 7592 of the LORD 3068 further, if the man 376 should yet come 935 thither 1988. And the LORD 3068 answered 559, Behold, he hath hid 2244 himself among the stuff 3627.
23 And they ran 7323 and fetched 3947 him thence: and when he stood 3320 among 8432 the people 5971, he was higher 1361 than any of the people 5971 from his shoulders 7926 and upward 4605.
24 And Samuel 8050 said 559 to all the people 5971, See 7200 ye him whom the LORD 3068 hath chosen 977, that there is none like him among all the people 5971? And all the people 5971 shouted 7321, and said 559, God save 2421 the king 4428.
25 Then Samuel 8050 told 1696 the people 5971 the manner 4941 of the kingdom 4410, and wrote 3789 it in a book 5612, and laid it up 3240 before 6440 the LORD 3068. And Samuel 8050 sent 7971 0 all the people 5971 away 7971, every man 376 to his house 1004.
26 And Saul 7586 also went 1980 home 1004 to Gibeah 1390; and there went 3212 with him a band of men 2428, whose hearts 3820 God 430 had touched 5060.
27 But the children 1121 of Belial 1100 said 559, How shall this man save 3467 us? And they despised 959 him, and brought 935 him no presents 4503. But he held his peace 2790.