1 Samuel 10:1-2

1 Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over his inheritance?^[a]

2 When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb, at Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you set out to look for have been found. And now your father has stopped thinking about them and is worried about you. He is asking, “What shall I do about my son?” ’

1 Samuel 10:1-2 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.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Samuel 16:1; 1 Samuel 16:13; 2Ki 9:1,3,6
• 2. S Exodus 29:7; S 1 Samuel 9:16; S 1 Kings 1:39; Psalms 2:12
• 3. S Exodus 34:9; Deuteronomy 32:9; 2 Samuel 20:19; Psalms 78:62,71
• 4. Genesis 35:20
• 5. 1 Samuel 9:4
• 6. 1 Samuel 9:5

Footnotes

• [a] Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate "over his people Israel? You will reign over the " Lord"’s people and save them from the power of their enemies round about. And this will be a sign to you that the " Lord"has anointed you ruler over his inheritance:"