1 Samuel 10 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

Saul Anointed King

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)

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2 When you depart from me today, you will meet two men by Rachel’s tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, ‘The donkeys that you went to seek are found, and now your father has ceased to care about the donkeys and is anxious about you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?”’ (Ge 35:19; 1Sa 9:3; 1Sa 9:5) 3 Then you shall go on from there farther and come to the oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. (Ge 13:18; Ge 28:22; Ge 35:1; Ge 35:3; Ge 35:7; Jud 20:31)

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4 And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from their hand. 5 After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim,^[3] where there is a garrison of the Philistines. And there, as soon as you come to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying. (1Sa 9:12; 1Sa 10:10; 1Sa 13:3) 6 Then the Spirit of the Lord will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. (Nu 11:25; Jud 3:10; Jud 14:6; Jud 14:19; 1Sa 10:10; 1Sa 11:6; 1Sa 16:13; 1Sa 19:23)

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7 Now when these signs meet you, do what your hand finds to do, for God is with you. (Ex 4:8; Jos 1:5; Jud 6:12; Jud 6:17; Lu 2:12)

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8 Then go down before me to Gilgal. And behold, I am coming down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Seven days you shall wait, until I come to you and show you what you shall do.” (1Sa 11:14; 1Sa 11:15; 1Sa 13:4; 1Sa 13:8)

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9 When he turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. And all these signs came to pass that day. 10 When they came to Gibeah,^[4] behold, a group of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied among them. (1Sa 10:5; 1Sa 10:6) 11 And when all who knew him previously saw how he prophesied with the prophets, the people said to one another, “What has come over the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?” (1Sa 19:24; Mt 13:54; Joh 7:15) 12 And a man of the place answered, “And who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?” (1Sa 10:11; Isa 54:13; Joh 6:45) 13 When he had finished prophesying, he came to the high place. 14 Saul’s uncle said to him and to his servant, “Where did you go?” And he said, “To seek the donkeys. And when we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.” (1Sa 9:4; 1Sa 14:50) 15 And Saul’s uncle said, “Please tell me what Samuel said to you.” 16 And Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found.” But about the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he did not tell him anything. (1Sa 9:20)

Saul Proclaimed King

17 Now Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah. (1Sa 7:5; 1Sa 11:15) 18 And he said to the people of Israel, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ (Jud 6:8; 1Sa 12:8) 19 But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses, and you have said to him, ‘Set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your thousands.” (Jos 24:1; 1Sa 8:7; 1Sa 8:19; 1Sa 12:12)

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20 Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. (Jos 7:14; Jos 7:16) 21 He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its clans, and the clan of the Matrites was taken by lot;^[5] and Saul the son of Kish was taken by lot. But when they sought him, he could not be found. 22 So they inquired again of the Lord, “Is there a man still to come?” and the Lord said, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.” (1Sa 22:10) 23 Then they ran and took him from there. And when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. (1Sa 9:2) 24 And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen? There is none like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!” (2Sa 16:16; 2Sa 21:6; 1Ki 1:25; 1Ki 1:39; 2Ki 11:12; 2Ch 23:11)

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25 Then Samuel told the people the rights and duties of the kingship, and he wrote them in a book and laid it up before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home. (De 17:14; 1Sa 8:11) 26 Saul also went to his home at Gibeah, and with him went men of valor whose hearts God had touched. (1Sa 11:4) 27 But some worthless fellows said, “How can this man save us?” And they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace. (De 13:13; 1Sa 2:12)

Bible Kralická

1 Tedy vzal Samuel nádobku oleje, a vylil na hlavu jeho, a políbil ho, i řekl: Aj, teď pomazal tě Hospodin nad dědictvím svým za vůdce. 2 Když půjdeš dnes ode mne, nalezneš dva muže u hrobu Ráchel v končinách Beniamin v Zelzachu. Kteříž řeknou tobě: Nalezeny jsou oslice, jichž jsi chodil hledati. A aj, otec tvůj nechav péče o oslice, stará se o vás, pravě: Kterak udělám o syna svého? 3 A odejda odtud dále, přijdeš až k rovině Tábor. I potkají se s tebou tam tři muži vstupující k Bohu do Bethel, jeden nesa tři kozelce, druhý nesa tři pecníky chleba, a třetí nesa láhvici vína. 4 Kteřížto když tě pozdraví, dadíť dva chleby, kteréž přijmeš z rukou jejich. 5 Potom přijdeš na pahrbek Boží, na kterémž jest stráž Filistinská. A když tam vejdeš do města, potká se s tebou zástup proroků sstupujících s hory, a před nimi loutna, buben i píšťalka a harfa, a oni prorokovati budou. 6 I sstoupí na tě Duch Hospodinův, a prorokovati budeš s nimi, a proměněn budeš v muže jiného. 7 Když tedy zběhnou se tato znamení při tobě, učiň, cožkoli najde ruka tvá, nebo Bůh s tebou jest. 8 Potom sstoupíš přede mnou do Galgala, a aj, já sstoupím k tobě, abych obětoval oběti zápalné, též abych obětoval oběti pokojné. Za sedm dní čekati budeš, až přijdu k tobě, a ukážiť, co bys měl činiti. 9 A bylo, když se obrátil, aby šel od Samuele, že Bůh proměnil srdce jeho v jiné, a zběhla se všecka ta znamení dne toho. 10 I přišli tam ku pahrbku, a aj, zástup proroků proti němu, i sstoupil na něj Duch Boží, a prorokoval u prostřed nich. 11 Stalo se tedy, že všickni, kdož ho znali prvé, viděli, an prorokuje s proroky. Pročež mluvil každý, jeden k druhému: Což se to stalo synu Cis? Zdali také Saul mezi proroky? 12 I odpověděl jeden odtud a řekl: A kdo jest otec jejich? Protož přišlo to v přísloví: Zdali také Saul mezi proroky? 13 A přestav prorokovati, přišel na horu. 14 Řekl pak strýc Saulův jemu a k služebníku jeho: Kam jste chodili? Odpověděl: Hledati oslic; když jsme pak poznali, že jich není, přišli jsme k Samuelovi. 15 I řekl strýc Saulův: Pověz mi medle, co vám řekl Samuel? 16 Odpověděl Saul strýci svému: Oznámil nám místně, že by nalezeny byly oslice. Ale s strany království nic mu neoznámil, co mluvil Samuel. 17 Svolal pak Samuel lid k Hospodinu do Masfa, 18 A řekl synům Izraelským: Takto praví Hospodin Bůh Izraelský: Já jsem vyvedl Izraele z Egypta, a vysvobodil jsem vás z ruky Egyptských, nýbrž z ruky všech království ssužujících vás. 19 Ale vy dnes zavrhli jste Boha svého, kterýž sám vyprošťuje vás ze všech zlých věcí vašich a z úzkostí vašich, a řekli jste jemu: Krále ustanov nad námi. Protož nyní postavtež se před Hospodinem po pokoleních svých a po tisících svých. 20 A když Samuel kázal přistupovati všechněm pokolením Izraelským, přišlo na pokolení Beniamin. 21 Potom kázal přistupovati pokolení Beniamin po čeledech jich, i přišlo na čeled Matri, a přišlo na Saule, syna Cis. I hledali ho, a není nalezen. 22 Protož ptali se opět Hospodina: Přijde-li ještě sem ten muž? I odpověděl Hospodin: Aj, skryl se mezi nádobím. 23 Tedy běželi a vzali ho odtud. I postavil se u prostřed lidu, a převyšoval všecken lid od ramene svého vzhůru. 24 I řekl Samuel všemu lidu: Vidíte-li, koho vyvolil Hospodin, žeť mu není podobného ve všem lidu? Protož zkřikl všecken lid, a řekli: Živ buď král! 25 I oznamoval Samuel lidu o správě království, a vepsal to do knihy, kterouž položil před Hospodinem. Potom propustil Samuel všecken lid, jednoho každého do domu jeho. 26 Také i Saul odšel do domu svého do Gabaa; a odešla s ním vojska, jichžto srdcí Bůh se dotekl. 27 Ale lidé nešlechetní řekli: Tento-liž nás vysvobodí? I pohrdali jím, ani mu pocty nepřinesli. On pak činil se neslyše.