1 Samuel 9:16-17
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16 At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin whom you are to anoint as ruler of my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines. I have looked upon my people; their cry has come to me.(A) 17 When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the Lord assured him: This is the man I told you about; he shall govern my people.
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1 Samuel 16:13
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13 Then Samuel, with the horn of oil in hand, anointed him in the midst of his brothers, and from that day on, the spirit of the Lord rushed upon David. Then Samuel set out for Ramah.(A)
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1 Samuel 24:7
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7 He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, to lay a hand on him, for he is the Lord’s anointed.”(A)
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Judges 9:9
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9 But the olive tree answered them,
‘Must I give up my rich oil,
whereby gods and human beings are honored,[a]
and go off to hold sway over the trees?’
1 Kings 1:39
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39 Then Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. They blew the ram’s horn and all the people shouted, “Long live King Solomon!”
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Acts 13:21
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21 Then they asked for a king. God gave them Saul, son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.(A)
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