Samuel Anoints Saul – King Saul – The Brick Bible

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There was a prominent Benjaminite named Kish who had a son named Saul, a handsome young man. Amongst all the Israelites, no one was more handsome, and he stood head and shoulders taller than anyone else. Now Kish's donkeys were lost, and Kish said to Saul, 'Take one of the slaves and go look for the donkeys.'

1 of 19 1 Samuel 9:1–3

They went through the highlands of Ephraim, and through the lands of Shalishah, but did not find them.

2 of 19 1 Samuel 9:4

They went through the lands of Shaalim, and through the lands of Benjamin, but did not find them.

3 of 19 1 Samuel 9:4

When they reached the land of Zuph, Saul said to the slave, 'Let's go back or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us.' But the slave said to him, 'There is a highly respected man of God in this town. Maybe he will be able to tell us which way to go next.'

4 of 19 1 Samuel 9:5–6

So they went into the town, and as they came through the gate, Samuel came toward them.

5 of 19 1 Samuel 9:14

When Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh told him, 'This is the man I told you about who is to govern my people.'

6 of 19 1 Samuel 9:17

Saul approached Samuel at the gate and said, 'Please tell me where the seer's house is.' It used to be that when anyone wanted to inquire of God, he would say, 'Come on, let's go to the seer.' What is now called a prophet used to be called a seer.

7 of 19 1 Samuel 9:18

Samuel replied, 'I am the seer. Don't worry about the donkeys you are looking for, they are found. And for whom is everything desirable in Israel if not you and your father's family?'

8 of 19 1 Samuel 9:19–20

Saul replied, 'Am I not from the smallest tribe of Israel? And from the least family in Benjamin? Why do you speak like this to me?'

9 of 19 1 Samuel 9:21

Samuel said, 'Tell your slave to go on ahead, but you stand here a moment so I may reveal to you the word of God.'

10 of 19 1 Samuel 9:27

Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on Saul's head.

11 of 19 1 Samuel 10:1

And he kissed Saul.

12 of 19 1 Samuel 10:1

Then he said, 'Yahweh has anointed you leader of his people. You will rescue them from the power of the enemies that surround them.'

13 of 19 1 Samuel 10:2

When Saul turned and left Samuel, God changed his heart. When he came to Gibeah, he met a group of prophets in a frenzy with lyres, tambourines, flutes and harps being played before them.

14 of 19 1 Samuel 10:9, 5

And Saul joined in their frenzy.

15 of 19 1 Samuel 10:10

When people who had known Saul previously saw him prophesying, they asked one another, 'What's happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul among the prophets?' This is the origin of the saying, 'Is Saul among the prophets?'

16 of 19 1 Samuel 10:11

When Saul stopped prophesying, he went to Gibeah and his uncle asked him and his slave, 'Where have you been?'

17 of 19 1 Samuel 10:13–14

'Looking for the donkeys,' said Saul, 'but when we did not find them, we went to Samuel.' And Saul's uncle said, 'Tell me what Samuel said to you.'

18 of 19 1 Samuel 10:14–15

'He told us that the donkeys were already found,' said Saul, but he did not tell him anything Samuel had said about the kingship.

19 of 19 1 Samuel 10:16

Saul Becomes King of Israel

Saul Becomes King of Israel