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1Sa 9:1 Strong Concordance Now there was a man [0376] of Benjamin [01144], whose name [08034] was Kish [07027], the son [01121] of Abiel [022], the son [01121] of Zeror [06872], the son [01121] of Bechorath [01064], the son [01121] of Aphiah [0647], a Benjamite [01145], a mighty [01368] man [0376] of power [02428].
  King James Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
SAUL, DESPAIRING TO FIND HIS FATHER'S ASSES, COMES TO SAMUEL. (Sa1 9:1-14)

a mighty man of power--that is, of great wealth and substance. The family was of high consideration in the tribe of Benjamin, and therefore Saul's words must be set down among the common forms of affected humility, which Oriental people are wont to use.
 
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1 Now there was a man [0376] of Benjamin [01144], whose name [08034] was Kish [07027], the son [01121] of Abiel [022], the son [01121] of Zeror [06872], the son [01121] of Bechorath [01064], the son [01121] of Aphiah [0647], a Benjamite [01145], a mighty [01368] man [0376] of power [02428].
2 And he had a son [01121], whose name [08034] was Saul [07586], a choice young man [0970], and a goodly [02896]: and there was not among the children [01121] of Israel [03478] a goodlier [02896] person [0376] than he: from his shoulders [07926] and upward [04605] he was higher [01364] than any of the people [05971].
3 And the asses [0860] of Kish [07027] Saul's [07586] father [01] were lost [06]. And Kish [07027] said [0559] to Saul [07586] his son [01121], Take [03947] now one [0259] of the servants [05288] with thee, and arise [06965], go [03212] seek [01245] the asses [0860].
4 And he passed through [05674] mount [02022] Ephraim [0669], and passed through [05674] the land [0776] of Shalisha [08031], but they found [04672] them not: then they passed through [05674] the land [0776] of Shalim [08171], and there they were not: and he passed through [05674] the land [0776] of the Benjamites [01145], but they found [04672] them not.
5 And when they were come [0935] to the land [0776] of Zuph [06689], Saul [07586] said [0559] to his servant [05288] that was with him, Come [03212], and let us return [07725]; lest my father [01] leave [02308] caring for the asses [0860], and take thought [01672] for us.
6 And he said [0559] unto him, Behold now, there is in this city [05892] a man [0376] of God [0430], and he is an honourable [03513] man [0376]; all that he saith [01696] cometh [0935] surely to pass [0935]: now let us go [03212] thither; peradventure he can shew [05046] us our way [01870] that we should go [01980].
7 Then said [0559] Saul [07586] to his servant [05288], But, behold, if we go [03212], what shall we bring [0935] the man [0376]? for the bread [03899] is spent [0235] in our vessels [03627], and there is not a present [08670] to bring [0935] to the man [0376] of God [0430]: what have we?
8 And the servant [05288] answered [06030] Saul [07586] again [03254], and said [0559], Behold, I have [04672] here at hand [03027] the fourth part [07253] of a shekel [08255] of silver [03701]: that will I give [05414] to the man [0376] of God [0430], to tell [05046] us our way [01870].
9 (Beforetime [06440] in Israel [03478], when a man [0376] went [03212] to enquire [01875] of God [0430], thus he spake [0559], Come [03212], and let us go [03212] to the seer [07200]: for he that is now [03117] called a Prophet [05030] was beforetime [06440] called [07121] a Seer [07200]
10 Then said [01697] Saul [07586] to his servant [05288], Well [02896] said [0559]; come [03212], let us go [03212]. So they went [03212] unto the city [05892] where the man [0376] of God [0430] was.
11 And as they went up [05927] the hill [04608] to the city [05892], they found [04672] young maidens [05291] going out [03318] to draw [07579] water [04325], and said [0559] unto them, Is [03426] the seer [07200] here?
12 And they answered [06030] them, and said [0559], He is [03426]; behold, he is before [06440] you: make haste [04116] now, for he came [0935] to day [03117] to the city [05892]; for there is a sacrifice [02077] of the people [05971] to day [03117] in the high place [01116]:
13 As soon as ye be come [0935] into the city [05892], ye shall straightway [03651] find [04672] him, before he go up [05927] to the high place [01116] to eat [0398]: for the people [05971] will not eat [0398] until he come [0935], because he doth bless [01288] the sacrifice [02077]; and afterwards [0310] [03651] they eat [0398] that be bidden [07121]. Now therefore get you up [05927]; for about this time [03117] ye shall find [04672] him.
14 And they went up [05927] into [08432] the city [05892]: and when they were come [0935] into the city [05892], behold, Samuel [08050] came out [03318] against [07125] them, for to go up [05927] to the high place [01116].
21 When he had caused the tribe [07626] of Benjamin [01144] to come near [07126] by their families [04940], the family [04940] of Matri [04309] was taken [03920], and Saul [07586] the son [01121] of Kish [07027] was taken [03920]: and when they sought [01245] him, he could not be found [04672].
35 And in Gibeon [01391] dwelt [03427] the father [01] of Gibeon [01391] [025], Jehiel [03273], whose wife's [0802] name [08034] was Maachah [04601]:
51 And Kish [07027] was the father [01] of Saul [07586]; and Ner [05369] the father [01] of Abner [074] was the son [01121] of Abiel [022].
35 And in Gibeon [01391] dwelt [03427] the father [01] of Gibeon [01391] [025], Jehiel [03273], whose wife's [0802] name [08034] was Maachah [04601]:
36 And his firstborn [01060] son [01121] Abdon [05658], then Zur [06698], and Kish [07027], and Baal [01168], and Ner [05369], and Nadab [05070],
37 And Gedor [01446], and Ahio [0283], and Zechariah [02148], and Mikloth [04732].
38 And Mikloth [04732] begat [03205] Shimeam [08043]. And they also dwelt [03427] with their brethren [0251] at Jerusalem [03389], over against their brethren [0251].
39 And Ner [05369] begat [03205] Kish [07027]; and Kish [07027] begat [03205] Saul [07586]; and Saul [07586] begat [03205] Jonathan [03083], and Malchishua [04444], and Abinadab [041], and Eshbaal [0792].
21 And the sons [01121] of Benjamin [01144] were Belah [01106], and Becher [01071], and Ashbel [0788], Gera [01617], and Naaman [05283], Ehi [0278], and Rosh [07220], Muppim [04649], and Huppim [02650], and Ard [0714].
8 And the sons [01121] of Becher [01071]; Zemira [02160], and Joash [03135], and Eliezer [0461], and Elioenai [0454], and Omri [06018], and Jerimoth [03406], and Abiah [029], and Anathoth [06068], and Alameth [05964]. All these are the sons [01121] of Becher [01071].
10 Then said [01697] Saul [07586] to his servant [05288], Well [02896] said [0559]; come [03212], let us go [03212]. So they went [03212] unto the city [05892] where the man [0376] of God [0430] was.
9 (Beforetime [06440] in Israel [03478], when a man [0376] went [03212] to enquire [01875] of God [0430], thus he spake [0559], Come [03212], and let us go [03212] to the seer [07200]: for he that is now [03117] called a Prophet [05030] was beforetime [06440] called [07121] a Seer [07200]
10 Then said [01697] Saul [07586] to his servant [05288], Well [02896] said [0559]; come [03212], let us go [03212]. So they went [03212] unto the city [05892] where the man [0376] of God [0430] was.
7 Then said [0559] Saul [07586] to his servant [05288], But, behold, if we go [03212], what shall we bring [0935] the man [0376]? for the bread [03899] is spent [0235] in our vessels [03627], and there is not a present [08670] to bring [0935] to the man [0376] of God [0430]: what have we?
8 And the servant [05288] answered [06030] Saul [07586] again [03254], and said [0559], Behold, I have [04672] here at hand [03027] the fourth part [07253] of a shekel [08255] of silver [03701]: that will I give [05414] to the man [0376] of God [0430], to tell [05046] us our way [01870].
2 When thou art departed [03212] from me [05978] to day [03117], then thou shalt find [04672] two [08147] men [0582] by Rachel's [07354] sepulchre [06900] in the border [01366] of Benjamin [01144] at Zelzah [06766]; and they will say [0559] unto thee, The asses [0860] which thou wentest [01980] to seek [01245] are found [04672]: and, lo, thy father [01] hath left [05203] the care [01697] of the asses [0860], and sorroweth [01672] for you, saying [0559], What shall I do [06213] for my son [01121]?
8 And he tarried [03176] [03176] seven [07651] days [03117], according to the set time [04150] that Samuel [08050] had appointed: but Samuel [08050] came [0935] not to Gilgal [01537]; and the people [05971] were scattered [06327] from him.
8 And thou shalt go down [03381] before [06440] me to Gilgal [01537]; and, behold, I will come down [03381] unto thee, to offer [05927] burnt offerings [05930], and to sacrifice [02076] sacrifices [02077] of peace offerings [08002]: seven [07651] days [03117] shalt thou tarry [03176], till I come [0935] to thee, and shew [03045] thee what thou shalt do [06213].
9 And Samuel [08050] took [03947] a [0259] sucking [02461] lamb [02924], and offered [05927] it for a burnt offering [05930] wholly [03632] unto the LORD [03068]: and Samuel [08050] cried [02199] unto the LORD [03068] for Israel [03478]; and the LORD [03068] heard [06030] him.
17 And his return [08666] was to Ramah [07414]; for there was his house [01004]; and there he judged [08199] Israel [03478]; and there he built [01129] an altar [04196] unto the LORD [03068].
12 And they answered [06030] them, and said [0559], He is [03426]; behold, he is before [06440] you: make haste [04116] now, for he came [0935] to day [03117] to the city [05892]; for there is a sacrifice [02077] of the people [05971] to day [03117] in the high place [01116]:
11 And as they went up [05927] the hill [04608] to the city [05892], they found [04672] young maidens [05291] going out [03318] to draw [07579] water [04325], and said [0559] unto them, Is [03426] the seer [07200] here?
10 Then said [01697] Saul [07586] to his servant [05288], Well [02896] said [0559]; come [03212], let us go [03212]. So they went [03212] unto the city [05892] where the man [0376] of God [0430] was.
6 And he said [0559] unto him, Behold now, there is in this city [05892] a man [0376] of God [0430], and he is an honourable [03513] man [0376]; all that he saith [01696] cometh [0935] surely to pass [0935]: now let us go [03212] thither; peradventure he can shew [05046] us our way [01870] that we should go [01980].
2 When thou art departed [03212] from me [05978] to day [03117], then thou shalt find [04672] two [08147] men [0582] by Rachel's [07354] sepulchre [06900] in the border [01366] of Benjamin [01144] at Zelzah [06766]; and they will say [0559] unto thee, The asses [0860] which thou wentest [01980] to seek [01245] are found [04672]: and, lo, thy father [01] hath left [05203] the care [01697] of the asses [0860], and sorroweth [01672] for you, saying [0559], What shall I do [06213] for my son [01121]?
3 Then shalt thou go on [02498] forward [01973] from thence, and thou shalt come [0935] to the plain [0436] of Tabor [08396], and there shall meet [04672] thee three [07969] men [0582] going up [05927] to God [0430] to Bethel [01008], one [0259] carrying [05375] three [07969] kids [01423], and another [0259] carrying [05375] three [07969] loaves [03603] of bread [03899], and another [0259] carrying [05375] a bottle [05035] of wine [03196]:
4 And they will [07592] salute [07965] thee, and give [05414] thee two [08147] loaves of bread [03899]; which thou shalt receive [03947] of their hands [03027].
5 After [0310] that thou shalt come [0935] to the hill [01389] of God [0430], where is the garrison [05333] of the Philistines [06430]: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither [0935] to the city [05892], that thou shalt meet [06293] a company [02256] of prophets [05030] coming down [03381] from the high place [01116] with a psaltery [05035], and a tabret [08596], and a pipe [02485], and a harp [03658], before [06440] them; and they shall prophesy [05012]:
6 And he said [0559] unto him, Behold now, there is in this city [05892] a man [0376] of God [0430], and he is an honourable [03513] man [0376]; all that he saith [01696] cometh [0935] surely to pass [0935]: now let us go [03212] thither; peradventure he can shew [05046] us our way [01870] that we should go [01980].
1 Now there was a certain [0259] man [0376] of Ramathaimzophim [07436], of mount [02022] Ephraim [0669], and his name [08034] was Elkanah [0511], the son [01121] of Jeroham [03395], the son [01121] of Elihu [0453], the son [01121] of Tohu [08459], the son [01121] of Zuph [06689], an Ephrathite [0673]:
2 When thou art departed [03212] from me [05978] to day [03117], then thou shalt find [04672] two [08147] men [0582] by Rachel's [07354] sepulchre [06900] in the border [01366] of Benjamin [01144] at Zelzah [06766]; and they will say [0559] unto thee, The asses [0860] which thou wentest [01980] to seek [01245] are found [04672]: and, lo, thy father [01] hath left [05203] the care [01697] of the asses [0860], and sorroweth [01672] for you, saying [0559], What shall I do [06213] for my son [01121]?
1 Now there was a certain [0259] man [0376] of Ramathaimzophim [07436], of mount [02022] Ephraim [0669], and his name [08034] was Elkanah [0511], the son [01121] of Jeroham [03395], the son [01121] of Elihu [0453], the son [01121] of Tohu [08459], the son [01121] of Zuph [06689], an Ephrathite [0673]:
42 And there came [0935] a man [0376] from Baalshalisha [01190], and brought [0935] the man [0376] of God [0430] bread [03899] of the firstfruits [01061], twenty [06242] loaves [03899] of barley [08184], and full ears of corn [03759] in the husk [06861] thereof. And he said [0559], Give [05414] unto the people [05971], that they may eat [0398].
28 And Zelah [06762], Eleph [0507], and Jebusi [02983], which is Jerusalem [03389], Gibeath [01394], and Kirjath [07157]; fourteen [0702] [06240] cities [05892] with their villages [02691]. This is the inheritance [05159] of the children [01121] of Benjamin [01144] according to their families [04940].
1 And the Ziphites [02130] came [0935] unto Saul [07586] to Gibeah [01390], saying [0559], Doth not David [01732] hide [05641] himself in the hill [01389] of Hachilah [02444], which is before [06440] Jeshimon [03452]?
19 Then came up [05927] the Ziphites [02130] to Saul [07586] to Gibeah [01390], saying [0559], Doth not David [01732] hide [05641] himself with us in strong holds [04679] in the wood [02793], in the hill [01389] of Hachilah [02444], which is on the south [03225] of Jeshimon [03452]?
34 Then Samuel [08050] went [03212] to Ramah [07414]; and Saul [07586] went up [05927] to his house [01004] to Gibeah [01390] of Saul [07586].
4 Then came [0935] the messengers [04397] to Gibeah [01390] of Saul [07586], and told [01696] the tidings [01697] in the ears [0241] of the people [05971]: and all the people [05971] lifted up [05375] their voices [06963], and wept [01058].
26 And Saul [07586] also went [01980] home [01004] to Gibeah [01390]; and there went [03212] with him a band of men [02428], whose hearts [03820] God [0430] had touched [05060].
10 And when they came [0935] thither to the hill [01389], behold, a company [02256] of prophets [05030] met [07125] him; and the Spirit [07307] of God [0430] came [06743] upon him, and he prophesied [05012] among [08432] them.
1 Now there was a certain [0259] man [0376] of Ramathaimzophim [07436], of mount [02022] Ephraim [0669], and his name [08034] was Elkanah [0511], the son [01121] of Jeroham [03395], the son [01121] of Elihu [0453], the son [01121] of Tohu [08459], the son [01121] of Zuph [06689], an Ephrathite [0673]:
3 And the asses [0860] of Kish [07027] Saul's [07586] father [01] were lost [06]. And Kish [07027] said [0559] to Saul [07586] his son [01121], Take [03947] now one [0259] of the servants [05288] with thee, and arise [06965], go [03212] seek [01245] the asses [0860].
4 And he passed through [05674] mount [02022] Ephraim [0669], and passed through [05674] the land [0776] of Shalisha [08031], but they found [04672] them not: then they passed through [05674] the land [0776] of Shalim [08171], and there they were not: and he passed through [05674] the land [0776] of the Benjamites [01145], but they found [04672] them not.
5 And when they were come [0935] to the land [0776] of Zuph [06689], Saul [07586] said [0559] to his servant [05288] that was with him, Come [03212], and let us return [07725]; lest my father [01] leave [02308] caring for the asses [0860], and take thought [01672] for us.
24 And Samuel [08050] said [0559] to all the people [05971], See [07200] ye him whom the LORD [03068] hath chosen [0977], that there is none like him among all the people [05971]? And all the people [05971] shouted [07321], and said [0559], God save [02421] the king [04428].
2 Saul [07586] chose [0977] him three [07969] thousand [0505] men of Israel [03478]; whereof two thousand [0505] were with Saul [07586] in Michmash [04363] and in mount [02022] Bethel [01008], and a thousand [0505] were with Jonathan [03129] in Gibeah [01390] of Benjamin [01144]: and the rest [03499] of the people [05971] he sent [07971] every man [0376] to his tent [0168].
27 For this child [05288] I prayed [06419]; and the LORD [03068] hath given [05414] me my petition [07596] which I asked [07592] of him:
17 Then Eli [05941] answered [06030] and said [0559], Go [03212] in peace [07965]: and the God [0430] of Israel [03478] grant [05414] thee thy petition [07596] that thou hast asked [07592] of him.
1 And Naomi [05281] had a kinsman [04129] [03045] of her husband's [0376], a mighty [01368] man [0376] of wealth [02428], of the family [04940] of Elimelech [0458]; and his name [08034] was Boaz [01162].
39 And Ner [05369] begat [03205] Kish [07027]; and Kish [07027] begat [03205] Saul [07586]; and Saul [07586] begat [03205] Jonathan [03083], and Malchishua [04444], and Abinadab [041], and Eshbaal [0792].
33 And Ner [05369] begat [03205] Kish [07027], and Kish [07027] begat [03205] Saul [07586], and Saul [07586] begat [03205] Jonathan [03083], and Malchishua [04444], and Abinadab [041], and Eshbaal [0792].
51 And Kish [07027] was the father [01] of Saul [07586]; and Ner [05369] the father [01] of Abner [074] was the son [01121] of Abiel [022].
2 And he had a son [01121], whose name [08034] was Saul [07586], a choice young man [0970], and a goodly [02896]: and there was not among the children [01121] of Israel [03478] a goodlier [02896] person [0376] than he: from his shoulders [07926] and upward [04605] he was higher [01364] than any of the people [05971].
1 Now there was a man [0376] of Benjamin [01144], whose name [08034] was Kish [07027], the son [01121] of Abiel [022], the son [01121] of Zeror [06872], the son [01121] of Bechorath [01064], the son [01121] of Aphiah [0647], a Benjamite [01145], a mighty [01368] man [0376] of power [02428].
1 Now there was a man [0376] of Benjamin [01144], whose name [08034] was Kish [07027], the son [01121] of Abiel [022], the son [01121] of Zeror [06872], the son [01121] of Bechorath [01064], the son [01121] of Aphiah [0647], a Benjamite [01145], a mighty [01368] man [0376] of power [02428].
2 And he had a son [01121], whose name [08034] was Saul [07586], a choice young man [0970], and a goodly [02896]: and there was not among the children [01121] of Israel [03478] a goodlier [02896] person [0376] than he: from his shoulders [07926] and upward [04605] he was higher [01364] than any of the people [05971].
21 When he had caused the tribe [07626] of Benjamin [01144] to come near [07126] by their families [04940], the family [04940] of Matri [04309] was taken [03920], and Saul [07586] the son [01121] of Kish [07027] was taken [03920]: and when they sought [01245] him, he could not be found [04672].
17 And Samuel [08050] called [06817] the people [05971] together unto the LORD [03068] to Mizpeh [04709];
18 And said [0559] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478], Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478], I brought up [05927] Israel [03478] out of Egypt [04714], and delivered [05337] you out of the hand [03027] of the Egyptians [04714], and out of the hand [03027] of all kingdoms [04467], and of them that oppressed [03905] you:
19 And ye have this day [03117] rejected [03988] your God [0430], who himself saved [03467] you out of all your adversities [07451] and your tribulations [06869]; and ye have said [0559] unto him, Nay, but set [07760] a king [04428] over us. Now therefore present [03320] yourselves before [06440] the LORD [03068] by your tribes [07626], and by your thousands [0505].
20 And when Samuel [08050] had caused all the tribes [07626] of Israel [03478] to come near [07126], the tribe [07626] of Benjamin [01144] was taken [03920].
21 When he had caused the tribe [07626] of Benjamin [01144] to come near [07126] by their families [04940], the family [04940] of Matri [04309] was taken [03920], and Saul [07586] the son [01121] of Kish [07027] was taken [03920]: and when they sought [01245] him, he could not be found [04672].
22 Therefore they enquired [07592] of the LORD [03068] further, if the man [0376] should yet come [0935] thither [01988]. And the LORD [03068] answered [0559], Behold, he hath hid [02244] himself among the stuff [03627].
23 And they ran [07323] and fetched [03947] him thence: and when he stood [03320] among [08432] the people [05971], he was higher [01361] than any of the people [05971] from his shoulders [07926] and upward [04605].
24 And Samuel [08050] said [0559] to all the people [05971], See [07200] ye him whom the LORD [03068] hath chosen [0977], that there is none like him among all the people [05971]? And all the people [05971] shouted [07321], and said [0559], God save [02421] the king [04428].
25 Then Samuel [08050] told [01696] the people [05971] the manner [04941] of the kingdom [04410], and wrote [03789] it in a book [05612], and laid it up [03240] before [06440] the LORD [03068]. And Samuel [08050] sent [07971] all the people [05971] away [07971], every man [0376] to his house [01004].
26 And Saul [07586] also went [01980] home [01004] to Gibeah [01390]; and there went [03212] with him a band of men [02428], whose hearts [03820] God [0430] had touched [05060].
27 But the children [01121] of Belial [01100] said [0559], How shall this man save [03467] us? And they despised [0959] him, and brought [0935] him no presents [04503]. But he held his peace [02790].
11 And it came to pass, when all that knew [03045] him beforetime [0865] [08032] saw [07200] that, behold, he prophesied [05012] among the prophets [05030], then the people [05971] said [0559] one [0376] to another [07453], What is this that is come unto the son [01121] of Kish [07027]? Is Saul [07586] also among the prophets [05030]?
17 And Samuel [08050] called [06817] the people [05971] together unto the LORD [03068] to Mizpeh [04709];
18 And said [0559] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478], Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478], I brought up [05927] Israel [03478] out of Egypt [04714], and delivered [05337] you out of the hand [03027] of the Egyptians [04714], and out of the hand [03027] of all kingdoms [04467], and of them that oppressed [03905] you:
19 And ye have this day [03117] rejected [03988] your God [0430], who himself saved [03467] you out of all your adversities [07451] and your tribulations [06869]; and ye have said [0559] unto him, Nay, but set [07760] a king [04428] over us. Now therefore present [03320] yourselves before [06440] the LORD [03068] by your tribes [07626], and by your thousands [0505].
20 And when Samuel [08050] had caused all the tribes [07626] of Israel [03478] to come near [07126], the tribe [07626] of Benjamin [01144] was taken [03920].
21 When he had caused the tribe [07626] of Benjamin [01144] to come near [07126] by their families [04940], the family [04940] of Matri [04309] was taken [03920], and Saul [07586] the son [01121] of Kish [07027] was taken [03920]: and when they sought [01245] him, he could not be found [04672].
22 Therefore they enquired [07592] of the LORD [03068] further, if the man [0376] should yet come [0935] thither [01988]. And the LORD [03068] answered [0559], Behold, he hath hid [02244] himself among the stuff [03627].
23 And they ran [07323] and fetched [03947] him thence: and when he stood [03320] among [08432] the people [05971], he was higher [01361] than any of the people [05971] from his shoulders [07926] and upward [04605].
24 And Samuel [08050] said [0559] to all the people [05971], See [07200] ye him whom the LORD [03068] hath chosen [0977], that there is none like him among all the people [05971]? And all the people [05971] shouted [07321], and said [0559], God save [02421] the king [04428].
25 Then Samuel [08050] told [01696] the people [05971] the manner [04941] of the kingdom [04410], and wrote [03789] it in a book [05612], and laid it up [03240] before [06440] the LORD [03068]. And Samuel [08050] sent [07971] all the people [05971] away [07971], every man [0376] to his house [01004].
26 And Saul [07586] also went [01980] home [01004] to Gibeah [01390]; and there went [03212] with him a band of men [02428], whose hearts [03820] God [0430] had touched [05060].
27 But the children [01121] of Belial [01100] said [0559], How shall this man save [03467] us? And they despised [0959] him, and brought [0935] him no presents [04503]. But he held his peace [02790].
2 When thou art departed [03212] from me [05978] to day [03117], then thou shalt find [04672] two [08147] men [0582] by Rachel's [07354] sepulchre [06900] in the border [01366] of Benjamin [01144] at Zelzah [06766]; and they will say [0559] unto thee, The asses [0860] which thou wentest [01980] to seek [01245] are found [04672]: and, lo, thy father [01] hath left [05203] the care [01697] of the asses [0860], and sorroweth [01672] for you, saying [0559], What shall I do [06213] for my son [01121]?
3 Then shalt thou go on [02498] forward [01973] from thence, and thou shalt come [0935] to the plain [0436] of Tabor [08396], and there shall meet [04672] thee three [07969] men [0582] going up [05927] to God [0430] to Bethel [01008], one [0259] carrying [05375] three [07969] kids [01423], and another [0259] carrying [05375] three [07969] loaves [03603] of bread [03899], and another [0259] carrying [05375] a bottle [05035] of wine [03196]:
4 And they will [07592] salute [07965] thee, and give [05414] thee two [08147] loaves of bread [03899]; which thou shalt receive [03947] of their hands [03027].
5 After [0310] that thou shalt come [0935] to the hill [01389] of God [0430], where is the garrison [05333] of the Philistines [06430]: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither [0935] to the city [05892], that thou shalt meet [06293] a company [02256] of prophets [05030] coming down [03381] from the high place [01116] with a psaltery [05035], and a tabret [08596], and a pipe [02485], and a harp [03658], before [06440] them; and they shall prophesy [05012]:
6 And the Spirit [07307] of the LORD [03068] will come [06743] upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy [05012] with them, and shalt be turned [02015] into another [0312] man [0376].
7 And let it be, when these signs [0226] are come [0935] unto thee, that thou do [06213] as occasion [04672] serve [03027] thee; for God [0430] is with thee.
8 And thou shalt go down [03381] before [06440] me to Gilgal [01537]; and, behold, I will come down [03381] unto thee, to offer [05927] burnt offerings [05930], and to sacrifice [02076] sacrifices [02077] of peace offerings [08002]: seven [07651] days [03117] shalt thou tarry [03176], till I come [0935] to thee, and shew [03045] thee what thou shalt do [06213].
9 And it was so, that when he had turned [06437] his back [07926] to go [03212] from Samuel [08050], God [0430] gave [02015] him another [0312] heart [03820]: and all those signs [0226] came [0935] to pass that day [03117].
10 And when they came [0935] thither to the hill [01389], behold, a company [02256] of prophets [05030] met [07125] him; and the Spirit [07307] of God [0430] came [06743] upon him, and he prophesied [05012] among [08432] them.
11 And it came to pass, when all that knew [03045] him beforetime [0865] [08032] saw [07200] that, behold, he prophesied [05012] among the prophets [05030], then the people [05971] said [0559] one [0376] to another [07453], What is this that is come unto the son [01121] of Kish [07027]? Is Saul [07586] also among the prophets [05030]?
12 And one [0376] of the same place answered [06030] and said [0559], But who is their father [01]? Therefore it became a proverb [04912], Is Saul [07586] also among the prophets [05030]?
13 And when he had made an end [03615] of prophesying [05012], he came [0935] to the high place [01116].
14 And Saul's [07586] uncle [01730] said [0559] unto him and to his servant [05288], Whither [0575] went [01980] ye? And he said [0559], To seek [01245] the asses [0860]: and when we saw [07200] that they were no where [0369], we came [0935] to Samuel [08050].
15 And Saul's [07586] uncle [01730] said [0559], Tell [05046] me, I pray thee, what Samuel [08050] said [0559] unto you.
16 And Saul [07586] said [0559] unto his uncle [01730], He told [05046] us plainly [05046] that the asses [0860] were found [04672]. But of the matter [01697] of the kingdom [04410], whereof Samuel [08050] spake [0559], he told [05046] him not.
1 Then Samuel [08050] took [03947] a vial [06378] of oil [08081], and poured [03332] it upon his head [07218], and kissed [05401] him, and said [0559], Is it not because the LORD [03068] hath anointed [04886] thee to be captain [05057] over his inheritance [05159]?
25 And when they were come down [03381] from the high place [01116] into the city [05892], Samuel communed [01696] with Saul [07586] upon the top of the house [01406].
26 And they arose early [07925]: and it came to pass about the spring [05927] of the day [07837], that Samuel [08050] called [07121] Saul [07586] to the top of the house [01406], saying [0559], Up [06965], that I may send thee away [07971]. And Saul [07586] arose [06965], and they went out [03318] both [08147] of them, he and Samuel [08050], abroad [02351].
27 And as they were going down [03381] to the end [07097] of the city [05892], Samuel [08050] said [0559] to Saul [07586], Bid [0559] the servant [05288] pass on [05674] before [06440] us, (and he passed on [05674] but stand [05975] thou still a while [03117], that I may shew [08085] thee the word [01697] of God [0430].
18 Then Saul [07586] drew near [05066] to Samuel [08050] in [08432] the gate [08179], and said [0559], Tell [05046] me, I pray thee, where [0335] the seer's [07200] house [01004] is.
19 And Samuel [08050] answered [06030] Saul [07586], and said [0559], I am the seer [07200]: go up [05927] before [06440] me unto the high place [01116]; for ye shall eat [0398] with me to day [03117], and to morrow [01242] I will let thee go [07971], and will tell [05046] thee all that is in thine heart [03824].
20 And as for thine asses [0860] that were lost [06] three [07969] days [03117] ago [03117], set [07760] not thy mind [03820] on them; for they are found [04672]. And on whom is all the desire [02532] of Israel [03478]? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's [01] house [01004]?
21 And Saul [07586] answered [06030] and said [0559], Am not I a Benjamite [01145], of the smallest [06996] of the tribes [07626] of Israel [03478]? and my family [04940] the least [06810] of all the families [04940] of the tribe [07626] of Benjamin [01144]? wherefore then speakest [01696] thou so [01697] to me?
22 And Samuel [08050] took [03947] Saul [07586] and his servant [05288], and brought [0935] them into the parlour [03957], and made them sit [05414] in the chiefest [07218] place [04725] among them that were bidden [07121], which were about thirty [07970] persons [0376].
23 And Samuel [08050] said [0559] unto the cook [02876], Bring [05414] the portion [04490] which I gave [05414] thee, of which I said [0559] unto thee, Set [07760] it by thee.
24 And the cook [02876] took up [07311] the shoulder [07785], and that which was upon it, and set [07760] it before [06440] Saul [07586]. And Samuel said [0559], Behold that which is left [07604] ! set [07760] it before [06440] thee, and eat [0398]: for unto this time [04150] hath it been kept [08104] for thee since I said [0559], I have invited [07121] the people [05971]. So Saul [07586] did eat [0398] with Samuel [08050] that day [03117].
15 Now the LORD [03068] had told [01540] Samuel [08050] in his ear [0241] a [0259] day [03117] before [06440] Saul [07586] came [0935], saying [0559],
16 To morrow [04279] about this time [06256] I will send [07971] thee a man [0376] out of the land [0776] of Benjamin [01144], and thou shalt anoint [04886] him to be captain [05057] over my people [05971] Israel [03478], that he may save [03467] my people [05971] out of the hand [03027] of the Philistines [06430]: for I have looked [07200] upon my people [05971], because their cry [06818] is come [0935] unto me.
17 And when Samuel [08050] saw [07200] Saul [07586], the LORD [03068] said [06030] unto him, Behold the man [0376] whom I spake [0559] to thee of! this same shall reign [06113] over my people [05971].
1 Now there was a man [0376] of Benjamin [01144], whose name [08034] was Kish [07027], the son [01121] of Abiel [022], the son [01121] of Zeror [06872], the son [01121] of Bechorath [01064], the son [01121] of Aphiah [0647], a Benjamite [01145], a mighty [01368] man [0376] of power [02428].
2 And he had a son [01121], whose name [08034] was Saul [07586], a choice young man [0970], and a goodly [02896]: and there was not among the children [01121] of Israel [03478] a goodlier [02896] person [0376] than he: from his shoulders [07926] and upward [04605] he was higher [01364] than any of the people [05971].
3 And the asses [0860] of Kish [07027] Saul's [07586] father [01] were lost [06]. And Kish [07027] said [0559] to Saul [07586] his son [01121], Take [03947] now one [0259] of the servants [05288] with thee, and arise [06965], go [03212] seek [01245] the asses [0860].
4 And he passed through [05674] mount [02022] Ephraim [0669], and passed through [05674] the land [0776] of Shalisha [08031], but they found [04672] them not: then they passed through [05674] the land [0776] of Shalim [08171], and there they were not: and he passed through [05674] the land [0776] of the Benjamites [01145], but they found [04672] them not.
5 And when they were come [0935] to the land [0776] of Zuph [06689], Saul [07586] said [0559] to his servant [05288] that was with him, Come [03212], and let us return [07725]; lest my father [01] leave [02308] caring for the asses [0860], and take thought [01672] for us.
6 And he said [0559] unto him, Behold now, there is in this city [05892] a man [0376] of God [0430], and he is an honourable [03513] man [0376]; all that he saith [01696] cometh [0935] surely to pass [0935]: now let us go [03212] thither; peradventure he can shew [05046] us our way [01870] that we should go [01980].
7 Then said [0559] Saul [07586] to his servant [05288], But, behold, if we go [03212], what shall we bring [0935] the man [0376]? for the bread [03899] is spent [0235] in our vessels [03627], and there is not a present [08670] to bring [0935] to the man [0376] of God [0430]: what have we?
8 And the servant [05288] answered [06030] Saul [07586] again [03254], and said [0559], Behold, I have [04672] here at hand [03027] the fourth part [07253] of a shekel [08255] of silver [03701]: that will I give [05414] to the man [0376] of God [0430], to tell [05046] us our way [01870].
9 (Beforetime [06440] in Israel [03478], when a man [0376] went [03212] to enquire [01875] of God [0430], thus he spake [0559], Come [03212], and let us go [03212] to the seer [07200]: for he that is now [03117] called a Prophet [05030] was beforetime [06440] called [07121] a Seer [07200]
10 Then said [01697] Saul [07586] to his servant [05288], Well [02896] said [0559]; come [03212], let us go [03212]. So they went [03212] unto the city [05892] where the man [0376] of God [0430] was.
11 And as they went up [05927] the hill [04608] to the city [05892], they found [04672] young maidens [05291] going out [03318] to draw [07579] water [04325], and said [0559] unto them, Is [03426] the seer [07200] here?
12 And they answered [06030] them, and said [0559], He is [03426]; behold, he is before [06440] you: make haste [04116] now, for he came [0935] to day [03117] to the city [05892]; for there is a sacrifice [02077] of the people [05971] to day [03117] in the high place [01116]:
13 As soon as ye be come [0935] into the city [05892], ye shall straightway [03651] find [04672] him, before he go up [05927] to the high place [01116] to eat [0398]: for the people [05971] will not eat [0398] until he come [0935], because he doth bless [01288] the sacrifice [02077]; and afterwards [0310] [03651] they eat [0398] that be bidden [07121]. Now therefore get you up [05927]; for about this time [03117] ye shall find [04672] him.
14 And they went up [05927] into [08432] the city [05892]: and when they were come [0935] into the city [05892], behold, Samuel [08050] came out [03318] against [07125] them, for to go up [05927] to the high place [01116].
2 And he had a son [01121], whose name [08034] was Saul [07586], a choice young man [0970], and a goodly [02896]: and there was not among the children [01121] of Israel [03478] a goodlier [02896] person [0376] than he: from his shoulders [07926] and upward [04605] he was higher [01364] than any of the people [05971].