1 Samuel 9:16-10:1
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"Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, u and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines. v For I have seen my people, because their cry has come to me."
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When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord told him, w "Here is the man of whom I spoke to you! He it is who shall restrain my people."
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Then Saul approached Samuel in the gate and said, "Tell me where is the house of the seer?"
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Samuel answered Saul, "I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for today you shall eat with me, and in the morning I will let you go and will tell you all that is on your mind.
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x As for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father's house?"
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Saul answered, "Am I not a Benjaminite, y from the least of the tribes of Israel? z And is not my clan the humblest of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken to me in this way?"
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Then Samuel took Saul and his young man and brought them into the hall and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited, who were about thirty persons.
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And Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion I gave you, of which I said to you, 'Put it aside.'"
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So the cook took up a the leg and what was on it and set them before Saul. And Samuel said, "See, what was kept is set before you. Eat, because it was kept for you until the hour appointed, that you might eat with the guests." So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
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And when they came down from the high place into the city, a bed was spread for Saul b on the roof, and he lay down to sleep.
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Then at the break of dawn Samuel called to Saul on the roof, "Up, that I may send you on your way." So Saul arose, and both he and Samuel went out into the street.
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As they were going down to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to pass on before us, and when he has passed on, stop here yourself for a while, that I may make known to you the word of God."
1 Samuel 10
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c Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head d and kissed him and said, "Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince over e 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 over his heritage.
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1 Samuel 10:1
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 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 over his heritage.
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Cross References
Exodus 2:25
God saw the people of Israel - and God knew.
Exodus 3:7
Then the Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings.
Exodus 3:9
And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.
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1 Samuel 16:12
And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, "Arise, anoint him, for this is he.
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1 Samuel 9:3
Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. So Kish said to Saul his son, "Take one of the young men with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys.
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Judges 20:46
So all who fell that day of Benjamin were 25,000 men who drew the sword, all of them men of valor.
Judges 21:6
And the people of Israel had compassion for Benjamin their brother and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel this day.
Psalms 68:27
There is Benjamin, the least of them, in the lead, the princes of Judah in their throng, the princes of Zebulun, the princes of Naphtali.
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1 Samuel 15:17
And Samuel said, "Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.
Judges 6:15
And he said to him, "Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
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Exodus 29:22
You shall also take the fat from the ram and the fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails, and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of ordination).
Exodus 29:27
And you shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the priests' portion that is contributed from the ram of ordination, from what was Aaron's and his sons'.
Leviticus 7:32 - 33
And the right thigh you shall give to the priest as a contribution from the sacrifice of your peace offerings.
Ezekiel 24:4
Put in it the pieces of meat, all the good pieces, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with choice bones.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 22:8
When you build a new house, you shall make a pa...
2 Samuel 11:2
It happened, late one afternoon, when David aro...
2 Samuel 16:22
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof....
Nehemiah 8:16
So the people went out and brought them and mad...
Matthew 24:17
Let the one who is on the housetop not go down ...
Acts 10:9
The next day, as they were on their journey and...
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Cross References
1 Samuel 9:16
"Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a ...
1 Samuel 16:13
Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed h...
2 Samuel 2:4
And the men of Judah came, and there they anoin...
1 Kings 1:34
And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet...
1 Kings 1:39
There Zadok the priest took the horn of oil fro...
2 Kings 9:1
Then Elisha the prophet called one of the sons ...
2 Kings 9:3
Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his h...
2 Kings 9:6
So he arose and went into the house. And the yo...
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Psalms 2:12
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
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Deuteronomy 32:9
But the Lord 's portion is his people, Jacob his allotted heritage.
Psalms 78:71
From following the nursing ewes he brought him to shepherd Jacob his people, Israel his inheritance.
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