Samuel Anoints Saul 1 Brenton And Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said to him, Has not the Lord anointed thee for a ruler over his people, over Israel? and thou shalt rule among the people of the Lord, and thou shalt save them out of the hand of their enemies; and this shall be the sign to thee that the Lord has anointed thee for a ruler over his inheritance. BSB BSB: Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?
2 Brenton As soon as thou shalt have departed this day from me, thou shalt find two men by the burial-place of Rachel on the mount of Benjamin, exulting greatly; and they shall say to thee, The asses are found which ye went to seek; and, behold, thy father has given up the matter of the asses, and he is anxious for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?BSB BSB: When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’
3 Brenton And thou shalt depart thence, and shalt go beyond that as far as the oak of Thabor, and thou shalt find there three men going up to God to Bæthel, one bearing three kids, and another bearing three vessels of bread, and another bearing a bottle of wine. BSB BSB: Then you will go on from there until you 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.
4 Brenton And they shall ask thee how thou doest, and shall give thee two presents of bread, and thou shalt receive them of their hand. BSB BSB: They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands.
5 Brenton And afterward thou shalt go to the hill of God, where is the encampment of the Philistines; there is Nasib the Philistine: and it shall come to pass when ye shall have entered into the city, that thou shalt meet a band of prophets coming down from the Bama; and before them will be lutes, and a drum, and a pipe, and a harp, and they shall prophesy. BSB BSB: After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
6 Brenton And the Spirit of the Lord shall come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. BSB BSB: Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be transformed into a different person.
7 Brenton And it shall come to pass when these signs shall come upon thee,—then do thou whatsoever thy hand shall find, because God is with thee. BSB BSB: When these signs have come, do as the occasion demands, for God is with you.
8 Brenton And thou shalt go down in front of Galgal, and behold, I come down to thee to offer a whole-burnt-offering and peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou wait until I shall come to thee, and I will make known to thee what thou shalt do. BSB BSB: And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”
Samuel’s Signs Fulfilled 9 Brenton And it came to pass when he turned his back to depart from Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all these signs came to pass in that day. BSB BSB: As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all the signs came to pass that day.
10 Brenton And he comes thence to the hill, and behold a band of prophets opposite to him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them. BSB BSB: When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied along with them.
11 Brenton And all that had known him before came, and saw, and, behold, he was in the midst of the prophets: and the people said every one to his neighbour, What is this that has happened to the son of Kis? is Saul also among the prophets? BSB BSB: When all those who had formerly known Saul saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
12 Brenton And one of them answered and said, And who is his father? and therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets? BSB BSB: Then a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
13 Brenton And he ceased prophesying, and comes to the hill. BSB BSB: And when Saul had finished prophesying, he went up to the high place.
14 Brenton And his kinsman said to him and to his servant, Whither went ye? and they said, To seek the asses; and we saw that they were lost, and we went in to Samuel. BSB BSB: Now Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” “To look for the donkeys,” Saul replied. “When we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”
15 Brenton And his kinsman said to Saul, Tell me, I pray thee, What did Samuel say to thee? BSB BSB: “Tell me,” Saul’s uncle asked, “what did Samuel say to you?”
16 Brenton And Saul said to his kinsman, He verily told me that the asses were found. But the matter of the kingdom he told him not. BSB BSB: And Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.
Saul Proclaimed King 17 Brenton And Samuel summoned all the people before the Lord to Massephath. BSB BSB: After this, Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah
18 Brenton And he said to the children of Israel, Thus has the Lord God of Israel spoken, saying, I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, and I rescued you out of the hand of Pharao king of Egypt, and out of all the kingdoms that afflicted you. BSB BSB: and said to the Israelites, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hands of the Egyptians and of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’
19 Brenton And ye have this day rejected God, who is himself your Deliverer out of all your evils and afflictions; and ye said, Nay, but thou shalt set a king over us: and now stand before the Lord according to your tribes, and according to your families. BSB BSB: But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”
20 Brenton And Samuel brought nigh all the tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin is taken by lot. BSB BSB: Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.
21 Brenton And he brings near the tribe of Benjamin by families, and the family of Mattari is taken by lot: and they bring near the family of Mattari, man by man, and Saul the son of Kis is taken; and he sought him, but he was not found. BSB BSB: Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.
22 Brenton And Samuel asked yet again of the Lord, Will the man come hither? and the Lord said, Behold, he is hid among the stuff. BSB BSB: So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”
23 Brenton And he ran and took him thence, and he set him in the midst of the people; and he was higher than all the people by his shoulders and upwards. BSB BSB: So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.
24 Brenton And Samuel said to all the people, Have ye seen whom the Lord has chosen to himself, that there is none like to him among you all? And all the people took notice, and said, Let the king live! BSB BSB: Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
25 Brenton And Samuel told to the people the manner of the king, and wrote it in a book, and set it before the Lord: and Samuel sent away all the people, and each went to his place. BSB BSB: Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.
26 Brenton And Saul departed to his house to Gabaa; and there went with Saul mighty men whose hearts God had touched. BSB BSB: Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and the men of valor whose hearts God had touched went with him.
27 Brenton But evil men said, Who is this man that shall save us? and they despised him, and brought him no gifts. BSB BSB: But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.
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