1 Samuel 10
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Then a Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, b and kissed him and said: "Is it not because c the LORD has anointed you commander over d His inheritance?
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"When you have departed from me today, you will find two men by e Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin f at Zelzah; and they will say to you, 'The donkeys which you went to look for have been found. And now your father has ceased caring about the donkeys and is worrying about g you, saying, "What shall I do about my son?" '
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"Then you shall go on forward from there and come to the terebinth tree of Tabor. There three men going up h to God at Bethel will meet you, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
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"And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive from their hands.
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"After that you shall come to the hill of God i where the Philistine garrison is. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down j from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; k and they will be prophesying.
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"Then l the Spirit of the LORD will come upon you, and m you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man.
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"And let it be, when these n signs come to you, that you do as the occasion demands; for o God is with you.
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"You shall go down before me p to Gilgal; and surely I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and make sacrifices of peace offerings. q Seven days you shall wait, till I come to you and show you what you should do."
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So it was, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, that God gave him another heart; and all those signs came to pass that day.
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r When they came there to the hill, there was s a group of prophets to meet him; then the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
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And it happened, when all who knew him formerly saw that he indeed prophesied among the prophets, that the people said to one another, "What is this that has come upon the son of Kish? t Is Saul also among the prophets?"
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Then a man from there answered and said, "But u who is their father?" Therefore it became a proverb: "Is Saul also among the prophets?"
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And when he had finished prophesying, he went to the high place.
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Then Saul's v uncle said to him and his servant, "Where did you go?" So he said, "To look for the donkeys. When we saw that they were nowhere to be found, we went to Samuel."
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And Saul's uncle said, "Tell me, please, what Samuel said to you."
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So Saul said to his uncle, "He told us plainly that the donkeys had been w found." But about the matter of the kingdom, he did not tell him what Samuel had said.
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Then Samuel called the people together x to the LORD y at Mizpah,
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and said to the children of Israel, z "Thus says the LORD God of Israel: 'I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all kingdoms and from those who oppressed you.'
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a "But you have today rejected your God, who Himself saved you from all your adversities and your tribulations; and you have said to Him, 'No, set a king over us!' Now therefore, present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your clans."
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And when Samuel had b caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.
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When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was chosen. And Saul the son of Kish was chosen. But when they sought him, he could not be found.
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Therefore they c inquired of the LORD further, "Has the man come here yet?" And the LORD answered, "There he is, hidden among the equipment."
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So they ran and brought him from there; and when he stood among the people, d he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.
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And Samuel said to all the people, "Do you see him e whom the LORD has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?" So all the people shouted and said, f "Long live the king!"
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Then Samuel explained to the people g the behavior of royalty, and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
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And Saul also went home h to Gibeah; and valiant men went with him, whose hearts God had touched.
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i But some j rebels said, "How can this man save us?" So they despised him, k and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
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Deuteronomy 22:8
When you build a new house, then you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring guilt of bloodshed on your household if anyone falls from it.
2 Samuel 11:2
Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold.
Luke 5:19
And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus.
Acts 10:9
The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour.
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Exodus 30:23 - 33
Also take for yourself quality spices - five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much sweet-smelling cinnamon (two hundred and fifty shekels ), two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling cane.
1 Samuel 9:16
"Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him commander over My people Israel, that he may save My people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me."
1 Samuel 16:13
Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
2 Kings 9:3
"Then take the flask of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, 'Thus says the LORD: "I have anointed you king over Israel." ' Then open the door and flee, and do not delay."
2 Kings 9:6
Then he arose and went into the house. And he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, "Thus says the LORD God of Israel: 'I have anointed you king over the people of the LORD, over Israel.
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Psalms 2:12
Kiss the Son, lestHe be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
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2 Samuel 5:2
"Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the LORD said to you, 'You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.'"
Acts 13:21
And afterward they asked for a king; so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
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Exodus 34:9
Then he said, "If now I have found grace in Your sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray, go among us, even though we are a stiff-necked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your inheritance.
Deuteronomy 32:9
For the LORD's portion is His people; Jacob is the place of His inheritance.
Psalms 78:71
From following the ewes that had young He brought him, To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance.
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Genesis 35:16 - 20
Then they journeyed from Bethel. And when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel labored in childbirth, and she had hard labor.
Genesis 48:7
"But as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem)."
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Joshua 18:28
Zelah, Eleph, Jebus (which is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kirjath: fourteen cities with their villages. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
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1 Samuel 9:3 - 5
Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to his son Saul, "Please take one of the servants with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys.
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Genesis 28:22
"And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God's house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You."
Genesis 35:1
Then God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there; and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.
Genesis 35:3
"Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me in the way which I have gone."
Genesis 35:7
And he built an altar there and called the place El Bethel, because there God appeared to him when he fled from the face of his brother.
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1 Samuel 13:2
Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the mountains of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent away, every man to his tent.
1 Samuel 13:3
And Jonathan attacked the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear!
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1 Samuel 19:12
So Michal let David down through a window. And he went and fled and escaped.
1 Samuel 19:20
Then Saul sent messengers to take David. And when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as leader over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
2 Kings 2:3
Now the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, "Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today?" And he said, "Yes, I know; keep silent!
2 Kings 2:5
Now the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today?" So he answered, "Yes, I know; keep silent!
2 Kings 2:15
Now when the sons of the prophets who were from Jericho saw him, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him.
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Exodus 15:20
Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
Exodus 15:21
And Miriam answered them: "Sing to the LORD, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea!
2 Kings 3:15
But now bring me a musician." Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
1 Chronicles 25:1 - 6
Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was:
1 Corinthians 14:1
Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
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Numbers 11:25
Then the LORD came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and placed the same upon the seventy elders; and it happened, when the Spirit rested upon them, that they prophesied, although they never did so again.
Numbers 11:29
Then Moses said to him, "Are you zealous for my sake? Oh, that all the LORD's people were prophets and that the LORD would put His Spirit upon them!
Judges 14:6
And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion apart as one would have torn apart a young goat, though he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.
1 Samuel 16:13
Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
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1 Samuel 10:10
When they came there to the hill, there was a group of prophets to meet him; then the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
1 Samuel 19:23
So he went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on and prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah.
1 Samuel 19:24
And he also stripped off his clothes and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, " Is Saul also among the prophets?
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Exodus 4:8
Then it will be, if they do not believe you, nor heed the message of the first sign, that they may believe the message of the latter sign.
Luke 2:12
"And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger."
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Joshua 1:5
No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.
Judges 6:12
And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, "The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!
1 Samuel 3:19
So Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.
Hebrews 13:5
Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you.
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1 Samuel 11:14
Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.
1 Samuel 11:15
So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal. There they made sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
1 Samuel 13:8
Then he waited seven days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
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1 Samuel 13:8 - 10
Then he waited seven days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
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1 Samuel 10:5
After that you shall come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying.
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1 Samuel 19:20
Then Saul sent messengers to take David. And when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as leader over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
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1 Samuel 19:24
And he also stripped off his clothes and prophe...
Amos 7:14
Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah: "I was...
Amos 7:15
Then the LORD took me as I followed the flock, ...
Matthew 13:54 - 57
When He had come to His own country, He taught ...
John 7:15
And the Jews marveled, saying, "How does this M...
Acts 4:13
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and Joh...
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John 5:30
I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.
John 5:36
But I have a greater witness than John's; for the works which the Father has given Me to finish - the very works that I do - bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.
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1 Samuel 14:50
The name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the commander of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.
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1 Samuel 9:20
"But as for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not be anxious about them, for they have been found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on you and on all your father's house?"
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Judges 20:1
So all the children of Israel came out, from Dan to Beersheba, as well as from the land of Gilead, and the congregation gathered together as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.
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1 Samuel 7:5
And Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you.
1 Samuel 7:6
So they gathered together at Mizpah, drew water, and poured it out before the LORD. And they fasted that day, and said there, "We have sinned against the LORD." And Samuel judged the children of Israel at Mizpah.
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Judges 6:8
That the LORD sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, "Thus says the LORD God of Israel: 'I brought you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of bondage.
Judges 6:9
And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of all who oppressed you, and drove them out before you and gave you their land.
1 Samuel 8:8
According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt, even to this day - with which they have forsaken Me and served other gods - so they are doing to you also.
1 Samuel 12:6
Then Samuel said to the people, " It is the LORD who raised up Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up from the land of Egypt.
1 Samuel 12:8
When Jacob had gone into Egypt, and your fathers cried out to the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place.
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1 Samuel 8:7
And the LORD said to Samuel, "Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.
1 Samuel 8:19
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No, but we will have a king over us.
1 Samuel 12:12
And when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, 'No, but a king shall reign over us,' when the LORD your God was your king.
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Acts 1:24
And they prayed and said, "You, O Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which of these two You have chosen
Acts 1:26
And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias. And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
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1 Samuel 23:2
Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I go and attack these Philistines?" And the LORD said to David, "Go and attack the Philistines, and save Keilah.
1 Samuel 23:4
Then David inquired of the LORD once again. And the LORD answered him and said, "Arise, go down to Keilah. For I will deliver the Philistines into your hand.
1 Samuel 23:10
Then David said, "O LORD God of Israel, Your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake.
1 Samuel 23:11
"Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as Your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, I pray, tell Your servant." And the LORD said, "He will come down."
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1 Samuel 9:2
And he had a choice and handsome son whose name was Saul. There was not a more handsome person than he among the children of Israel. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.
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Deuteronomy 17:15
You shall surely set a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses; one from among your brethren you shall set as king over you; you may not set a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.
1 Samuel 9:16
"Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him commander over My people Israel, that he may save My people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me."
2 Samuel 21:6
"let seven men of his descendants be delivered to us, and we will hang them before the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD chose." And the king said, "I will give them."
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1 Kings 1:25
"For he has gone down today, and has sacrificed oxen and fattened cattle and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king's sons, and the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest; and look! They are eating and drinking before him; and they say, ' Long live King Adonijah!'
1 Kings 1:39
Then Zadok the priest took a horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. And they blew the horn, and all the people said, "Long live King Solomon!
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Deuteronomy 17:14 - 20
"When you come to the land which the LORD your God is giving you, and possess it and dwell in it, and say, 'I will set a king over me like all the nations that are around me,'
1 Samuel 8:11 - 18
And he said, "This will be the behavior of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them for his own chariots and to be his horsemen, and some will run before his chariots.
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Judges 20:14
Instead, the children of Benjamin gathered together from their cities to Gibeah, to go to battle against the children of Israel.
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1 Samuel 11:12
Then the people said to Samuel, "Who is he who said, 'Shall Saul reign over us?' Bring the men, that we may put them to death.
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Deuteronomy 13:13
Corrupt men have gone out from among you and enticed the inhabitants of their city, saying, "Let us go and serve other gods" ' - which you have not known -
1 Samuel 25:17
"Now therefore, know and consider what you will do, for harm is determined against our master and against all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that one cannot speak to him."
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