1 Samuel 10:1-6

Saul among Prophets

1 Then ¹Samuel took the flask of oil, poured it on his head, ²kissed him and said, "Has not ³the LORD anointed you a ruler over ⁴His inheritance?

2 "When you go from me today, then you will find two men close to ⁵Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to you, '⁶The donkeys which you went to look for have been found. Now behold, your father has ceased to be concerned about the donkeys and is anxious for you, saying, "What shall I do about my son?"'

3 "Then you will go on further from there, and you will come as far as the ⁷oak of Tabor, and there three men going up ⁸to God at Bethel will meet you, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a jug of wine;

4 and they will greet * you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hand.

5 "Afterward * you will come to ⁹the hill of God where * the Philistine garrison is; and it shall be as soon as you have come there to the city, that you will meet ¹⁰a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and a lyre before them, and ¹¹they will be prophesying.

6 "Then ¹²the Spirit of the LORD will come upon you mightily, and ¹³you shall prophesy with them and be changed into another man.

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1 Samuel 10:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 10

In this chapter we read of Saul's being anointed king by Samuel, 1Sa 10:1, and of certain signs given as confirming the same, which should come to pass, and did, before Saul got to his father's house, 1Sa 10:2-13, of his arrival at his father's house, and of what passed between him and his uncle there, 1Sa 10:14-16, of Samuel's calling all Israel together at Mizpeh, and of the election of Saul by lot to be king, and of his being declared such, 1Sa 10:17-25, and of his return to his city, being respected by some, and despised by others, 1Sa 10:26,27.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 13

1. Exodus 30:23-33; 1 Samuel 16:13; 2 Kings 9:3, 6
2. Psalms 2:12
3. 1 Samuel 16:13; 1 Samuel 26:9; 2 Samuel 1:14
4. Deuteronomy 32:9; Psalms 78:71
5. Genesis 35:16-20; Genesis 48:7
6. 1 Samuel 9:3-5
7. Genesis 35:8
8. Genesis 28:19; Genesis 35:1, 3, 7
9. 1 Samuel 13:2, 3
10. 1 Samuel 19:20; 2 Kin 2:3, 5, 15
11. 2 Kings 3:15; 1 Chronicles 25:1-6; 1 Corinthians 14:1
12. Numbers 11:25, 29; Judges 14:6
13. 1 Samuel 10:10; 1 Samuel 19:23, 24

Footnotes 3

[a]. Lit "abandoned the matter of"
[b]. Or "terebinth"
[c]. Or "Gibeath-haelohim"