1 Samuel 10:1

English Standard Version

1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head and kissed him and said, “Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince[1] over 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[2] over his heritage. (De 32:9; 1Sa 9:16; 1Sa 16:13; 2Sa 2:4; 1Ki 1:34; 1Ki 1:39; 2Ki 9:1; 2Ki 9:3; 2Ki 9:6; Ps 2:12; Ps 78:71) 

New International Version

1 Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, ‘Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance?[1] 

New International Reader’s Version

1 Then Samuel took a bottle of olive oil. He poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him. He said, ‘The LORD has anointed you to be the king of his people. 

King James Version

1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? 

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