Dual Panel1Then Samuel<8050> took<3947> the flask<6378> of oil<8081>, poured<3332> it on his head<7218>, kissed<5401> him and said<559>, "Has not the LORD<3068> anointed<4886> you a ruler<5057> over<5921> His inheritance<5159>?
2"When you go<1980> from me today<3117>, then you will find<4672> two<8147> men<376> close<5973> to Rachel's<7354> tomb<6900> in the territory<1366> of Benjamin<1144> at Zelzah<6766>; and they will say<559> to you, 'The donkeys<860> which<834> you went<1980> to look<1245> for have been found<4672>. Now behold<2009>, your father<1> has ceased<5203> to be concerned<1697> about the donkeys<860> and is anxious<1672> for you, saying<559>, "What<4100> shall I do<6213> about my son<1121>?"'
3"Then you will go<2498> on further<1973> from there<8033>, and you will come<935> as far<5704> as the oak<436> of Tabor<8396>, and there<8033> three<7969> men<376> going<5927> up to God<430> at Bethel<1008> will meet<4672> you, one<259> carrying<5375> three<7969> young<1423> goats<1423>, another<259> carrying<5375> three<7969> loaves<3603> of bread<3899>, and another<259> carrying<5375> a jug<5035> of wine<3196>;
4and they will greet<7592><7965> you and give<5414> you two<8147> loaves of bread<3899>, which you will accept<3947> from their hand<3027>.
5"Afterward<310><3651> you will come<935> to the hill<1389> of God<430> where<834><8033> the Philistine<6430> garrison<5333> is; and it shall be as soon as you have come<935> there<8033> to the city<5892>, that you will meet<6293> a group<2256> of prophets<5030> coming<3381> down<3381> from the high<1116> place<1116> with harp<5035>, tambourine<8596>, flute<2485>, and a lyre<3658> before<6440> them, and they will be prophesying<5012>.
6"Then the Spirit<7307> of the LORD<3068> will come<6743> upon you mightily<6743>, and you shall prophesy<5012> with them and be changed<2015> into another<312> man<376>.
7"It shall be when<3588> these<428> signs<226> come<935> to you, do<6213> for yourself what<834> the occasion<3027> requires<4672>, for God<430> is with you.
8"And you shall go<3381> down<3381> before<6440> me to Gilgal<1537>; and behold<2009>, I will come<3381> down<3381> to you to offer<5927> burnt<5930> offerings<5930> and sacrifice<2076> peace<8002> offerings<8002>. You shall wait<3176> seven<7651> days<3117> until<5704> I come<935> to you and show<3045> you what<834> you should do<6213>."
9Then it happened<1961> when he turned<6437> his back<7926> to leave<1980><4480><5973> Samuel<8050>, God<430> changed<2015> his heart<3820>; and all<3605> those<428> signs<226> came<935> about on that day<3117>.
10When they came<935> to the hill<1389> there<8033>, behold<2009>, a group<2256> of prophets<5030> met<7122> him; and the Spirit<7307> of God<430> came<6743> upon him mightily<6743>, so that he prophesied<5012> among<8432> them.
11It came<1961> about, when all<3605> who knew<3045> him previously<4480><8032><865> saw<7200> that he prophesied<5012> now<2009> with the prophets<5030>, that the people<5971> said<559> to one<376> another<7453>, "What<4100> has happened<1961> to the son<1121> of Kish<7027>? Is Saul<7586> also<1571> among the prophets<5030>?"
12A man<376> there<4480><8033> said<559>, "Now, who<4310> is their father<1>?" Therefore<5921><3651> it became<1961> a proverb<4912>: "Is Saul<7586> also<1571> among the prophets<5030>?"
13When he had finished<3615> prophesying<5012>, he came<935> to the high<1116> place<1116>.
14Now Saul's<7586> uncle<1730> said<559> to him and his servant<5288>, "Where<575> did you go<1980>?" And he said<559>, "To look<1245> for the donkeys<860>. When we saw<7200> that they could not be found<369>, we went<935> to Samuel<8050>."
15Saul's<7586> uncle<1730> said<559>, "Please<4994> tell<5046> me what<4100> Samuel<8050> said<559> to you."
16So Saul<7586> said<559> to his uncle<1730>, "He told<5046> us plainly<5046> that the donkeys<860> had been found<4672>." But he did not tell<5046> him about the matter<1697> of the kingdom<4410> which<834> Samuel<8050> had mentioned<559>.
17Thereafter Samuel<8050> called<6817> the people<5971> together<6817> to the LORD<3068> at Mizpah<4709>;
18and he said<559> to the sons<1121> of Israel<3478>, "Thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068>, the God<430> of Israel<3478>, 'I brought<5927> Israel<3478> up from Egypt<4714>, and I delivered<5337> you from the hand<3027> of the Egyptians<4714> and from the power<3027> of all<3605> the kingdoms<4467> that were oppressing<3905> you.'
19"But you have today<3117> rejected<3988> your God<430>, who<834> delivers<3467> you from all<3605> your calamities<7463> and your distresses<6869>; yet you have said<559>, 'No<3808>, but set<7760> a king<4428> over<5921> us!' Now<6258> therefore, present<3320> yourselves before<6440> the LORD<3068> by your tribes<7626> and by your clans<505>."
20Thus Samuel<8050> brought<7126> all<3605> the tribes<7626> of Israel<3478> near<7126>, and the tribe<7626> of Benjamin<1144> was taken<3920> by lot.
21Then he brought<7126> the tribe<7626> of Benjamin<1144> near<7126> by its families<4940>, and the Matrite<4309> family<4940> was taken<3920>. And Saul<7586> the son<1121> of Kish<7027> was taken<3920>; but when they looked<1245> for him, he could not be found<4672>.
22Therefore they inquired<7592> further<5750> of the LORD<3068>, "Has the man<376> come<935> here<1988> yet<5750>?" So the LORD<3068> said<559>, "Behold<2009>, he is hiding<2244> himself<1931> by the baggage<3627>."
23So they ran<7323> and took<3947> him from there<8033>, and when he stood<3320> among<8432> the people<5971>, he was taller<1361> than<4480> any<3605> of the people<5971> from his shoulders<7926> upward<4605>.
24Samuel<8050> said<559> to all<3605> the people<5971>, "Do you see<7200> him whom<834> the LORD<3068> has chosen<977>? Surely<3588> there<369> is no<369> one<369> like<3644> him among all<3605> the people<5971>." So all<3605> the people<5971> shouted<7321> and said<559>, "Long live<2421> the king<4428>!"
25Then Samuel<8050> told<1696> the people<5971> the ordinances<4941> of the kingdom<4410>, and wrote<3789> them in the book<5612> and placed<5117> it before<6440> the LORD<3068>. And Samuel<8050> sent<7971> all<3605> the people<5971> away<7971>, each<376> one<376> to his house<1004>.
26Saul<7586> also<1571> went<1980> to his house<1004> at Gibeah<1390>; and the valiant<2428> men whose<834> hearts<3820> God<430> had touched<5060> went<1980> with him.
27But certain worthless<1100> men<1121> said<559>, "How<4100> can this<2088> one<2088> deliver<3467> us?" And they despised<959> him and did not bring<935> him any present<4503>. But he kept<2790> silent<2790>.