ThenSamueltook a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORDhathanointedthee to be captainover his inheritance?
Whenthou art departedfrom me to day, thenthoushaltfind two men by Rachel’ssepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and theywill say untothee, The asseswhichthouwentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy fatherhathleft the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, Whatshall I do for my son?
Thenshaltthou go on forwardfromthence, and thoushaltcome to the plain of Tabor, and thereshallmeettheethree men going up to God to Bethel, one carryingthreekids, and anothercarryingthreeloaves of bread, and anothercarrying a bottle of wine:
Afterthatthoushaltcome to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shallcome to pass, whenthou art comethither to the city, thatthoushaltmeet a company of prophetscomingdownfrom the highplacewith a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, beforethem; and theyshallprophesy:
And thoushalt go downbefore me to Gilgal; and, behold, I willcomedownuntothee, to offerburntofferings, and to sacrificesacrifices of peaceofferings: sevendaysshaltthoutarry, till I come to thee, and shewtheewhatthoushalt do.
And it came to pass, when all thatknew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesiedamong the prophets, then the peoplesaid one to another, What is thisthat is comeunto the son of Kish? Is Saulalsoamong the prophets?
And Saul’sunclesaidunto him and to his servant, Whitherwent ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw thattheywere no where, we came to Samuel.
And saidunto the children of Israel, Thussaith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of themthatoppressed you:
And ye havethis day rejectedyour God, who himselfsaved you out of all youradversities and yourtribulations; and ye havesaidunto him, Nay, but set a kingover us. Now thereforepresentyourselvesbefore the LORD by yourtribes, and by yourthousands.
When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to comenear by theirfamilies, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and whentheysought him, he could not be found.
And Samuelsaid to all the people, See ye him whom the LORDhathchosen, thatthere is nonelike him among all the people? And all the peopleshouted, and said, God save the king.
ThenSamueltold the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuelsent all the peopleaway, every man to his house.