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And when they came there to the hill, behold, the company of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God prospered him, and he prophesied among them.
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And it came to pass when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What has happened to the son of Kish?
Is Saul also among the prophets?
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And one of the same place answered and said, But who
is their father? Therefore, it became a proverb,
Is Saul also among the prophets?
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And he ceased prophesying and came to the high place.
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And Saul’s uncle said unto him and to his servant, Where went ye? And he said, To seek the asses, and when we saw that
they were nowhere, we came to Samuel.
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And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.
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And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he did not tell him.
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And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh
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and said unto the sons of Israel, Thus hath the LORD God of Israel said, 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 those that oppressed you.
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But ye have this day rejected your God, who saves you out of all your afflictions and your troubles, and ye have said unto him,
No, but set a king over us. Now, therefore, present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your thousands.
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And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.