1 Samuel 10 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Saul among the Prophets

1 Then Samuel ^H8050 took ^H3947 the flask ^H6378 of oil ^H8081, poured ^H3332 it on [fn]Saul’s head ^H7218, kissed ^H5401 him, and said ^H559, “Has the LORD ^H3068 not anointed ^H4886 you as ruler ^H5057 over ^H5921 His inheritance ^H5159?

2 When you leave ^H1980 H4480 me today ^H3117, then you will find ^H4672 two ^H8147 men ^H376 close ^H5973 to Rachel’s ^H7354 tomb ^H6900 in the territory ^H1366 of Benjamin ^H1144 at Zelzah ^H6766; and they will say ^H559 to you, ‘The donkeys ^H860 which ^H834 you went ^H1980 to look ^H1245 for ^H1245 have been found ^H4672. Now behold ^H2009, your father ^H1 has stopped ^H5203 talking ^H1697 about the donkeys ^H860 and is ^H1672 anxious ^H1672 about you, saying ^H559, “What ^H4100 am I to do ^H6213 about my son ^H1121?”’ 3 Then you will go ^H2498 on ^H2498 farther ^H1973 from there ^H8033, and you will come ^H935 as far ^H5704 as the [fn]oak ^H436 of Tabor ^H8396, and there ^H8033 three ^H7969 men ^H376 going ^H5927 up ^H5927 to God ^H430 at Bethel ^H1008 will meet ^H4672 you: one ^H259 carrying ^H5375 three ^H7969 young ^H1423 goats ^H1423, another ^H259 carrying ^H5375 three ^H7969 loaves ^H3603 of bread ^H3899, and another ^H259 carrying ^H5375 a jug ^H5035 of wine ^H3196. 4 And they will [fn]greet ^H7592 H7965 you and give ^H5414 you two ^H8147 loaves of bread ^H3899, which you will accept ^H3947 from their hand ^H3027. 5 Afterward ^H310 H3651 you will come ^H935 to [fn]the hill ^H1389 of God ^H430 where ^H834 H8033 the Philistine ^H6430 garrison ^H5333 is; and it shall be as soon as you have come ^H935 there ^H8033 to the city ^H5892, that you will meet ^H6293 a group ^H2256 of prophets ^H5030 coming ^H3381 down ^H3381 from the high ^H1116 place ^H1116 with harp ^H5035, tambourine ^H8596, flute ^H2485, and a lyre ^H3658 in front ^H6440 of them, and they will be prophesying ^H5012. 6 Then the Spirit ^H7307 of the LORD ^H3068 will rush ^H6743 upon ^H5921 you, and you will prophesy ^H5012 with them and be changed ^H2015 into a different ^H312 man ^H376. 7 And it shall be when ^H3588 these ^H428 signs ^H226 come ^H935 to you, do ^H6213 for yourself what ^H834 [fn]the occasion ^H3027 requires ^H4672, because ^H3588 God ^H430 is with you. 8 And you shall go ^H3381 down ^H3381 ahead ^H6440 of me to Gilgal ^H1537; and behold ^H2009, I will be coming ^H3381 down ^H3381 to you to offer ^H5927 burnt ^H5930 offerings ^H5930 and sacrifice ^H2076 peace ^H8002 offerings ^H8002. You shall wait ^H3176 seven ^H7651 days ^H3117 until ^H5704 I come ^H935 to you and inform ^H3045 you of what ^H834 you should do ^H6213.”

9 Then it happened ^H1961, when he turned ^H6437 his back ^H7926 to leave ^{H1980 H4480 H5973} Samuel ^H8050, that God ^H430 changed ^H2015 [fn]his heart ^H3820; and all ^H3605 those ^H428 signs ^H226 came ^H935 about ^H935 on that day ^H3117. 10 When they came ^H935 there ^H8033 to [fn]the hill ^H1389, behold ^H2009, a group ^H2256 of prophets ^H5030 met ^H7122 him; and the Spirit ^H7307 of God ^H430 rushed ^H6743 upon ^H5921 him, so that he prophesied ^H5012 among ^H8432 them. 11 And it came ^H1961 about ^H1961, when all ^H3605 who previously ^{H4480 H8032 H865} knew ^H3045 him saw ^H7200 that he was indeed ^H2009 prophesying ^H5012 with the prophets ^H5030, that the people ^H5971 said ^H559 to one ^H376 another ^H7453, “What ^H4100 is this ^H2088 that has happened ^H1961 to the son ^H1121 of Kish ^H7027? Is Saul ^H7586 also ^H1571 among the prophets ^H5030?” 12 And a man ^H376 from there ^H8033 responded ^H6030 and said ^H559, “And who ^H4310 is their father ^H1?” Therefore ^H5921 H3651 it became ^H1961 a saying ^H4912: “Is Saul ^H7586 also ^H1571 among the prophets ^H5030?” 13 When he had finished ^H3615 prophesying ^H5012, he came ^H935 to the high ^H1116 place ^H1116.

14 Now Saul’s ^H7586 uncle ^H1730 said ^H559 to him and his servant ^H5288, “Where ^H575 did you go ^H1980?” And he said ^H559, “To look ^H1245 for ^H1245 the donkeys ^H860. When we saw ^H7200 that they were nowhere ^H369 to be found, we went ^H935 to Samuel ^H8050.” 15 Saul’s ^H7586 uncle ^H1730 said ^H559, “Please ^H4994 tell ^H5046 me what ^H4100 Samuel ^H8050 said ^H559 to you.” 16 So Saul ^H7586 said ^H559 to his uncle ^H1730, “He told ^H5046 us plainly ^H5046 that the donkeys ^H860 had been found ^H4672.” But he did not tell ^H5046 him about the matter ^H1697 of the kingdom ^H4410 which ^H834 Samuel ^H8050 had mentioned ^H559.

Saul Publicly Chosen King

17 Now Samuel ^H8050 called ^H6817 the people ^H5971 together ^H6817 to the LORD ^H3068 at Mizpah ^H4709;

18 and he said ^H559 to the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478, “This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068, the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 says ^H559: ‘I brought ^H5927 Israel ^H3478 up ^H5927 from Egypt ^H4714, and I rescued ^H5337 you from the hand ^H3027 of the Egyptians ^H4714 and from the [fn]power ^H3027 of all ^H3605 the kingdoms ^H4467 that were oppressing ^H3905 you.’ 19 But today ^H3117 you have rejected ^H3988 your God ^H430, who ^H834 saves ^H3467 you from all ^H3605 your catastrophes ^H7451 and your distresses ^H6869; yet you have [fn]said ^H559, ‘No ^H3808, but put ^H7760 a king ^H4428 over ^H5921 us!’ Now ^H6258 then, present ^H3320 yourselves before ^H6440 the LORD ^H3068 by your tribes ^H7626 and by your [fn]groups ^H505 of ^H505 thousands ^H505.”

20 So Samuel ^H8050 brought ^H7126 all ^H3605 the tribes ^H7626 of Israel ^H3478 forward ^H7126; and the tribe ^H7626 of Benjamin ^H1144 was selected ^H3920 by ^H3920 lot ^H3920. 21 Then he brought ^H7126 the tribe ^H7626 of Benjamin ^H1144 forward ^H7126 by its families ^H4940, and the Matrite ^H4309 family ^H4940 was selected ^H3920 by ^H3920 lot ^H3920. And Saul ^H7586 the son ^H1121 of Kish ^H7027 was selected ^H3920 by ^H3920 lot ^H3920; but when they looked ^H1245 for ^H1245 him, he could not be found ^H4672. 22 Therefore they inquired ^H7592 further ^H5750 of the LORD ^H3068: “Has the man ^H376 come ^H935 here ^H1988 yet ^H5750?” And the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559, “Behold ^H2009, he is hiding ^H2244 himself ^H1931 among ^H413 the baggage ^H3627.” 23 So they ran ^H7323 and took ^H3947 him from there ^H8033, and when he stood ^H3320 among ^H8432 the people ^H5971, he was ^H1361 taller ^H1361 than ^H4480 any ^H3605 of the people ^H5971 from his shoulders ^H7926 upward ^H4605. 24 Samuel ^H8050 said ^H559 to all ^H3605 the people ^H5971, “Do you see ^H7200 him whom ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 has chosen ^H977? Surely ^H3588 there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 one ^H369 like ^H3644 him among all ^H3605 the people ^H5971.” So all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 shouted ^H7321 and said ^H559, “[fn]Long live ^H2421 the king ^H4428!”

25 Then Samuel ^H8050 told ^H1696 the people ^H5971 the ordinances ^H4941 of the kingdom ^H4410, and wrote ^H3789 them in the book ^H5612, and placed ^H5117 it before ^H6440 the LORD ^H3068. And Samuel ^H8050 sent ^H7971 all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 away ^H7971, each ^H376 one ^H376 to his house ^H1004. 26 Saul ^H7586 also ^H1571 went ^H1980 to his house ^H1004 in Gibeah ^H1390; and the valiant ^H2428 men whose ^H834 hearts ^H3820 God ^H430 had touched ^H5060 went ^H1980 with him. 27 But certain [fn]useless ^H1100 men ^H1121 said ^H559, “How ^H4100 can this ^H2088 one ^H2088 save ^H3467 us?” And they despised ^H959 him and did not bring ^H935 him a gift ^H4503. But [fn]he kept ^H2790 silent ^H2790 about it.