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1 Samuel 10

6 Saúl is anointed King by Samuél. 9 God changeth Saúls heart and he prophecieth. 17 Samuél aſſembleth the people, and ſheweth them their ſinnes. 21 Saúl is choſen King by lot. 25 Samuél writeth the Kings office.
1.THen Samuél toke a viole of a oyle and powred it vpon his head, & kiſſed him, and ſaid, Hathe not the Lord anointed thee to be gouernour ouer his inheritance?
2.When thou ſhalt departe from me this day, thou ſhalt finde two men by * Rahels ſepulchre in the border of Beniamin, euẽ at Zelzáh, & thei wil ſay vnto thee, The b aſſes which yͧ wenteſt to ſeke, are foũde: & lo, thy father hathe left the care of the aſſes, and ſoroweth for you, ſaying, What ſhal I do for my ſonne?
3.Then ſhalt thou go forthe from thence and ſhalt come to the " plaine of Tabór, and there ſhal mete thee thre mẽ going vp to God to Beth-el: one caryĩg thre kiddes, & another carying thre loaues of bread, and another carying a bottle of wine:
4.And thei wil aſke thee " if all be wel, and wil giue thee the two loues of bread, which thou ſhalt receiue of their hands.
5.After that ſhalt thou come to the c hil of God, where is the gariſons of the Philiſtims: and when thou art come thether to the citie, thou ſhalt mete a companie of Prophets comming downe from the hye place with a viole, and a tymbrel, and a pipe, and an harpe before them, and thei ſhal prophecie.
6.Then the Spirit of the Lord wil come vpon thee, and thou ſhalt prophecie with thẽ, & ſhalt be turned into another man.
7.Therefore when theſe ſignes ſhal come vnto thee, do as occaſion ſhal ſerue: for God is with thee.
8.And thou ſhalt go downe before me to Gilgál: and I alſo wil come downe vnto thee to offer burnt offrĩgs, & to ſacrifice ſacrifices of peace. * Tary for me ſeuen daies, til I come to thee and ſhewe thee what thou ſhalt do.
9.And whẽ he had turned his " backe to go from Samuél, God gaue him another d heart: & all thoſe tokens came to paſſe that ſame day.
10.And whẽ thei came thether to the hil, beholde, the companie of Prophets met him, and the Spirit of God came vpon him, and he " prophecied among them.
11.Therefore all the people that knewe him before, when thei ſawe that he prophecied among the Prophets, ſaid eche to other? What is come vnto the ſonne of Kiſh? * is Saúl alſo among the Prophets?
12.And one of the ſame place anſwered, and ſaid, But who is their e father? Therefore it was a prouerbe, Is Saúl alſo among the f Prophets?
13.And when he had made an end of pro- phecying, he came to the hie place.
14.And Sauls vncle ſaid vnto him, and to his ſeruãt, Whether went ye? And he ſaid, To ſeke the aſſes: and when we ſawe that they were no where, we came to Samuél.
15.And Sauls vncle ſaid, Tel me, I pray thee, what Samuél ſaid vnto you.
16.Then Saúl ſaid to his vncle, He tolde vs plainly that the aſſes were founde: but concerning the kingdome whereof Samuél ſpake, tolde he him nor.
17.¶ And Samuél g aſſembled the people vnto the Lord in Mizpéh,
18.And he ſaid vnto the children of Iſraél, Thus ſaith the Lord God of Iſraél, I ha- ue broght Iſraél out of Egypt, and deli- uered you out of the hand of the Egypti- ans, & out of the hands of all kingdomes that troubled you.
19.But ye haue this day caſt away your God, who onely deliuereth you out of all your aduerſities and tribulacions: and ye ſaid vnto him, No, but appoint a Kĩg ouer vs. Now therefore ſtand ye before the Lord according to your tribes and accor- ding to your thouſands.
20.And when Samuél had gathered toge- ther all the tribes of Iſraél, the tribe of Beniamín was h taken.
21.Afterwarde he aſſembled the tribe of Beniamín according to their families, & the familie of Matri was taken. So Saúl the ſonne of Kiſh was taken, and when thei ſoght him, he colde not be founde.
22.Therefore thei aſked the Lord againe, if that man ſhulde yet come thether. And the Lord anſwered, Beholde, he i hathe hid him ſelfe among the ſtuffe.
23.And thei ranne, and broght him thence: and when he ſtode among the people, he was hier then any of the people from the ſhoulders vpwarde.
24.And Samuél ſaid to all the people, Se ye not him, whome the Lord hathe choſen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people ſhowted and ſaid, " God ſaue the King.
25.Then Samuél tolde the people k the duetie of the kingdome, and wrote it in a boke, and layed it vp before the Lord, & Samuél ſent all the people away euery man to his houſe.
26.Saúl alſo went home to Gibeáh, & there followed him a band of men, whoſe heart God had touched,
27.But the wicked men ſaid, How ſhal he ſaue vs? So thei deſpiſed him, and broght him no preſentes: but he l held his tõgue.

Notes

1:a.
In the Lawe this anointing ſignified the gifts of yͭ holy Goſt, whiche were neceſſarie for them yͭ shulde rule.
2:*.
Gen 35.20.
2:b.
Samuél confirmeth him by theſe ſignes yͭ God hathe appointed him King.
3:".
Or, oke.
4:".
Ebr of peace.
5:c.
Which was an hie place in the citie Kiriath-iearim, where the Arke was, Chap. 7.1.
8:*.
Chap. 13.8.
9:".
Ebr ſhoulder.
9:d.
He gaue him ſuche vertues as were mete for a King.
10:".
Or, ſang praiſe
11:*.
Chap. 19.24.
12:e.
Meaning, that prophecie cõmeth not by ſucceſsion, but is giuen, to whome it plea ſeth God.
12:f.
Noting thereby him that from lowe degre commeth ſodenly to honour.
17:g.
Bothe to declare vnto thẽ their faute in aſking a King, & alſo to ſhew Gods ſentence therein.
20:h.
That is, by caſting of lots.
22:i.
As thogh he were vnworthy and vnwilling.
24:".
Ebr let the King liue
25:k.
As it is written in Deuteronomie Chap. 17.15.
27:l.
Bothe to auoide ſeditiõ, and alſo to winne them by pacience.