1 Samuel 10 (NET)

1 Samuel 10:1¹Then Samuel took a small container of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head. Samuel kissed him and said, “The Lord has chosen you to lead his people Israel! You will rule over the Lord ’s people and you will deliver them from the power of the enemies who surround them. This will be your sign that the Lord has chosen you as leader over his inheritance.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:2²When you leave me today, you will find two men near Rachel’s tomb at Zelzah on Benjamin’s border. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you have gone looking for have been found. Your father is no longer concerned about the donkeys but has become anxious about you two! He is asking, “What should I do about my son?”’Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:3³“As you continue on from there, you will come to the tall tree of Tabor. At that point three men who are going up to God at Bethel will meet you. One of them will be carrying three young goats, one of them will be carrying three round loaves of bread, and one of them will be carrying a container of wine.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:4⁴They will ask you how you’re doing and will give you two loaves of bread. You will accept them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:5⁵Afterward you will go to Gibeah of God, where there are Philistine officials. When you enter the town, you will meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place. They will have harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:6⁶Then the Spirit of the Lord will rush upon you and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:7⁷“When these signs have taken place, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God will be with you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:8⁸You will go down to Gilgal before me. I am going to join you there to offer burnt offerings and to make peace offerings. You should wait for seven days until I arrive and tell you what to do.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:9⁹As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed his inmost person. All these signs happened on that very day.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:10¹⁰When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a company of prophets was coming out to meet him. Then the Spirit of God rushed upon Saul and he prophesied among them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:11¹¹When everyone who had known him previously saw him prophesying with the prophets, the people asked one another, “What on earth has happened to the son of Kish? Does even Saul belong with the prophets?”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:12¹²A man who was from there replied, “And who is their father?” Therefore this became a proverb: “Is even Saul among the prophets?”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:13¹³When Saul had finished prophesying, he went to the high place.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:14¹⁴Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” Saul replied, “To look for the donkeys. But when we realized they were lost, we went to Samuel.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:15¹⁵Saul’s uncle said, “Tell me what Samuel said to you.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:16¹⁶Saul said to his uncle, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell him what Samuel had said about the matter of kingship.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:17¹⁷Then Samuel called the people together before the Lord at Mizpah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:18¹⁸He said to the Israelites, “This is what the Lord God of Israel has said, ‘I brought Israel up from Egypt and I delivered you from the power of the Egyptians and from the power of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:19¹⁹But today you have rejected your God who saves you from all your trouble and distress. You have said, “No! Appoint a king over us.” Now take your positions before the Lord by your tribes and by your clans.’”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:20²⁰Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:21²¹Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its families, and the family of Matri was chosen by lot. At last Saul son of Kish was chosen by lot. But when they looked for him, he was nowhere to be found.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:22²²So they inquired again of the Lord, “Has the man arrived here yet?” The Lord said, “He has hidden himself among the equipment.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:23²³So they ran and brought him from there. When he took his position among the people, he stood head and shoulders above them all.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:24²⁴Then Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one whom the Lord has chosen? Indeed, there is no one like him among all the people.” All the people shouted out, “Long live the king!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:25²⁵Then Samuel talked to the people about how the kingship would work. He wrote it all down on a scroll and set it before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away to their homes.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:26²⁶Even Saul went to his home in Gibeah. With him went some brave men whose hearts God had touched.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

1 Samuel 10:27²⁷But some wicked men said, “How can this man save us?” They despised him and did not even bring him a gift. But Saul said nothing about it.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions