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1 Samuel 10

6 Saúl is anointed King by Samuél. 9 God changeth Saúls heart & 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 aoyle and powred it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Hathe not the Lord anointed thee to be governour over his inheritance?
2.When thou shalt departe from me this day, thou shalt finde two men by *Rahels sepulchre in the border of Benjamin, even at Zelzáh, and thei wil say unto thee, The basses which thou wentest to seke, are founde: and 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 & shalt come to the ^plaine of Tabór, & there shal mete thee thre men going up to God to Beth-el: one carying thre kiddes, & another carying thre loaves of bread, and another carying a bottle of wine:
4.And thei wil aske thee ^if all be wel, and wil give thee the two loaves of bread, which thou shalt receive of their hands.
5.After that shalt thou come to the chill of God, where is the garisons of the Philistíms: 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 upon thee, and thou shalt prophecie with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
7.Therefore when these signes shal come unto thee, do as occasion shal serve: for God is with thee.
8.And thou shalt go downe before me to Gilgál: and I also wil come downe unto thee to offer burnt offrings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace. *Tary for me seven daies, til I come to thee and shewe thee what thou shalt do.
9.And when he had turned his ^backe to go from Samuél, God gave him another dheart: and all those tokens came to passe that same day.
10.¶ And when thei came thether to the hil, beholde, the companie of Prophets met him, and the Spirit of God came upon 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 unto the sonne of Kísh? *is Saúl also among the Prophets?
12.And one of the same place answered, and said, But who is their efather? Therefore it was a proverbe, Is Saúl also among the fProphets?
13.And when he had made an end of prophecying, he came to the hie place.
14.And Saúls uncle said unto him, and to his servant, Whether went ye? And he said, To seke the asses: and when we sawe that thei were no where, we came to Samuél.
15.And Saúls uncle said, Tel me, I pray thee, what Samuél said unto you.
16.Then Saúl said to his uncle, He tolde us plainely that the asses were founde: but concerning the kingdome whereof Samuél spake, tolde he him not.
17.¶ And Samuél gassembled the people unto the Lord in Mizpéh,
18.And he said unto the children of Israél, Thus saith the Lord God of Israél, I have broght Israél out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hands of all kingdomes that troubled you.
19.But ye have this day cast away your God, who onely delivereth you out of all your adversities and tribulacions: and ye said unto him, No, but appoint a King over us. Now therefore stand ye before the Lord according to your tribes and according to your thousands.
20.And when Samuél had gathered together all the tribes of Israél, the tribe of Benjamín was htaken.
21.Afterwarde he assembled the tribe of Benjamín according to their families, and 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 ihathe 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 upwarde.
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 save the King.
25.Then Samuél tolde the people kthe duetie of the kingdom, and wrote it in a boke, and layed it up before the Lord, and Samuél sent all the people away every man to his house,
26.Saúl also went home to Gibeáh, and there followed him a band of men, whose heart God had touched,
27.But the wicked men said, How shal he save us? So thei despised him, and broght him no presentes: but he lheld his tongue.

Notes

1-a.
In the Law this anointing signified the gifts of the holy Ghost, which were necessary for them that should rule.
2-*.
Gen. 35.20.
2-b.
Samuel confirms him by these signs that God has appointed him King.
3-^.
Or, oak.
4-^.
Ebr., of peace.
5-c.
Which was an high place in the city of Kiriath-jearim, where the Arke was, Ch. 7.1.
8-*.
Chap., 13.7.
9-^.
Ebr., shoulder.
9-d.
He gave him such virtues as were mete for a King.
10-^.
Or, sang praises.
11-^.
Ch. 19.24.
12-e.
Meaning, that prophecy comes not by succession, but is given, to whom it pleases God.
12-f.
Noting thereby him that from low degree comes suddenly to honour. 8 Geneva Bible 1560
17-g.
Both to declare unto them their faute in asking a King, and also to show God’s sentence therein.
20-h.
That is, by casting of lot.
22-i.
As though he were unworthy and unwilling.
24-^.
Ebr., let the King live.
25-k.
As it is written in Deuteronomy, Ch. 17.15.
27-l.
Both to avoid sedition, and also to win them by patience.