Saul Proclaimed King

1 Samuel 10

17 Now Samuel called the people together b to the Lord c at Mizpah. 18 And he said to the people of Israel, d "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.' 19 e 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 f present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your thousands."

20 Then Samuel g brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. 21 He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its clans, and the clan of the Matrites was taken by lot; 1 and Saul the son of Kish was taken by lot. But when they sought him, he could not be found. 22 h 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." 23 Then they ran and took him from there. And when he stood among the people, i he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24 And Samuel said to all the people, "Do you see him j whom the Lord has chosen? There is none like him among all the people." And all the people shouted, k "Long live the king!"

25 Then Samuel told the people l 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. 26 Saul also went to his home m at Gibeah, and with him went men of valor whose hearts God had touched. 27 But some n worthless fellows said, "How can this man save us?" And they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

  1. Cross References
    1 Samuel 11:15
    So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the Lord, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
  2. Cross References
    1 Samuel 7:5 - 6
    Then Samuel said, "Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.
  3. Cross References
    Judges 6:8 - 9
    The Lord sent a prophet to the people of Israel. And he said to them, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I led you up from Egypt and brought you out of the house of bondage.
    1 Samuel 12:8
    When Jacob went into Egypt, and the Egyptians oppressed them, then your fathers cried out to the Lord and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place.
  4. Cross References
    1 Samuel 8:7
    And the Lord said to Samuel, "Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them.
    1 Samuel 8:19
    But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, "No! But there shall be a king over us.
    1 Samuel 12:12
    And when you saw that Nahash the 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.
  5. Cross References
    Joshua 24:1
    Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the officers of Israel. And they presented themselves before God.
  6. Cross References
    Joshua 7:14
    In the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes. And the tribe that the Lord takes by lot shall come near by clans. And the clan that the Lord takes shall come near by households. And the household that the Lord takes shall come near man by man.
    Joshua 7:16 - 17
    So Joshua rose early in the morning and brought Israel near tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was taken.
  7. Cross References
    1 Samuel 22:10
    And he inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
  8. Cross References
    1 Samuel 9:2
    And he had a son whose name was Saul, a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.
  9. Cross References
    2 Samuel 21:6
    Let seven of his sons be given to us, so that we may hang them before the Lord at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the Lord." And the king said, "I will give them.
  10. Cross References
    2 Samuel 16:16
    And when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, "Long live the king! Long live the king!
    1 Kings 1:25
    For he has gone down this day and has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king's sons, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, 'Long live King Adonijah!
    1 Kings 1:39
    There Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the trumpet, and all the people said, "Long live King Solomon!
    2 Kings 11:12
    Then he brought out the king's son and put the crown on him and gave him the testimony. And they proclaimed him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, "Long live the king!
    2 Chronicles 23:11
    Then they brought out the king's son and put the crown on him and gave him the testimony. And they proclaimed him king, and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and they said, "Long live the king.
  11. Cross References
    1 Samuel 8:11 - 18
    He said, "These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots.
    Deuteronomy 17:14 - 20
    "When you come to the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you possess it and dwell in it and then say, 'I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are around me,'
  12. Cross References
    1 Samuel 11:4
    When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, they reported the matter in the ears of the people, and all the people wept aloud.
  13. Cross References
    1 Samuel 2:12
    Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the Lord.
    Deuteronomy 13:13
    That certain worthless fellows have gone out among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, 'Let us go and serve other gods,' which you have not known.
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