Saul Anointed King

10 (A)Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head (B)and kissed him and said, “Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince[a] over (C)his people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their surrounding enemies. And this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you to be prince[b] over his heritage.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 10:1 Or leader
  2. 1 Samuel 10:1 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks over his people Israel? And you shall…. to be prince

13 Then Samuel took (A)the horn of oil (B)and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. (C)And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.

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71 from (A)following the nursing ewes he brought him
    to (B)shepherd Jacob his people,
    Israel his (C)inheritance.

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16 “Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, (A)and you shall anoint him to be prince[a] over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines. (B)For I have seen[b] my people, because their cry has come to me.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 9:16 Or leader
  2. 1 Samuel 9:16 Septuagint adds the affliction of

12 (A)Kiss (B)the Son,
    lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
    for his (C)wrath is quickly kindled.
(D)Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

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21 Then (A)they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul (B)the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

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Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, ‘Thus says the Lord, (A)I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and flee; do not linger.”

So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. And when he came, behold, the commanders of the army were in council. And he said, “I have a word for you, O commander.” And Jehu said, “To which of us all?” And he said, “To you, O commander.” So he arose and went into the house. And the young man poured the oil on his head, saying to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, (B)I anoint you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel.

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11 (A)The Lord forbid that I should put out my hand against the Lord's anointed. But take now the spear that is (B)at his head and the jar of water, and let us go.”

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But the Lord's portion is his people,
    Jacob his allotted heritage.

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“Turn back, and say to Hezekiah (A)the leader of my people, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: (B)I have heard your prayer; (C)I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the Lord,

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Jehu Anointed King of Israel

Then Elisha the prophet called one of (A)the sons of the prophets and said to him, (B)“Tie up your garments, and take this (C)flask of oil in your hand, and go to (D)Ramoth-gilead.

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And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders (A)fell down before the Lamb, (B)each holding a harp, and (C)golden bowls full of incense, (D)which are the prayers of the saints.

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10 For it (A)was fitting that he, (B)for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons (C)to glory, should make the (D)founder of their salvation (E)perfect through suffering.

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26 (A)Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

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And now they sin more and more,
    and (A)make for themselves metal images,
idols skillfully made of their silver,
    (B)all of them the work of craftsmen.
It is said of them,
    “Those who offer human sacrifice (C)kiss calves!”

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16 Not like these is he who is (A)the portion of Jacob,
    for he is the one who formed all things,
(B)and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance;
    (C)the Lord of hosts is his name.

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For the Lord has (A)chosen Jacob for himself,
    Israel as his (B)own possession.

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18 (A)Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not (B)kissed him.”

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39 Then all the people went over the Jordan, and the king went over. And (A)the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his own home.

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In times past, when Saul was king over us, (A)it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord said to you, (B)‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince[a] over Israel.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 5:2 Or leader

He said to his men, (A)“The Lord forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the Lord's anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is (B)the Lord's anointed.”

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14 But now (A)your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man (B)after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince[a] over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 13:14 Or leader

The Lord Grants Israel's Request

19 But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, “No! But there shall be a king over us,

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Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them (A)and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.”

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10 (A)The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces;
    (B)against them he will thunder in heaven.
(C)The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
    he will give strength to his king
    (D)and exalt the horn of his anointed.”

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