1 And Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured on his head, and kissed him, and said to him, Has not the Lord anointed thee for a ruler over his people, over Israel? and thou shalt rule among the people of the Lord, and thou shalt save them out of the hand of their enemies; and this the sign to thee that the Lord has anointed thee for a ruler over his inheritance.
2 as thou shalt have departed this day from me, thou shalt find two men by the burial-place of Rachel on the mount of Benjamin, exulting greatly; and they shall say to thee, The asses are found which ye went to seek; and, behold, thy father has given up the matter of the asses, and he is anxious for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?
3 And thou shalt depart thence, and shalt go beyond that as far as the oak of Thabor, and thou shalt find there three men going up to God to Baethel, one bearing three kids, and another bearing three vessels of bread, and another bearing a bottle of wine.
4 And they shall ask thee how thou doest, and shall give thee two presents of bread, and thou shall receive them of their hand.
5 And afterward thou shalt go to the hill of God, where is the encampment of the Philistines; there Nasib the Philistine: an it shall come to pass when ye shall have entered into the city, that thou shalt meet a band of prophets coming down from the Bama; and before them will be lutes, and a drum, and a pipe, and a harp, and they shall prophesy.
6 And the Spirit of the Lord shall come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
7 And it shall come to pass when these signs shall come upon thee, — do thou whatsoever thy hand shall find, because God with thee.
8 And thou shalt go down in front of Galgal, and behold, I come down to thee to offer a whole-burnt-offering and peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou wait until I shall come to thee, and I will make known to thee what thou shalt do.
9 And it came to pass when he turned his back to depart from Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all these signs came to pass in that day.
10 And he comes thence to the hill, and behold a band of prophets opposite to him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them.
11 And all that had known him before came, and saw, and behold, he in the midst of the prophets: and the people said every one to his neighbour, What this that has happened to the son of Kis? Saul also among the prophets?
12 And one of them answered and said, And who his father? and therefore it became a proverb, Saul also among the prophets?
13 And he ceased prophesying, and comes to the hill.
14 And his kinsman said to him and to his servant, Whither went ye? and they said, To seek the asses; and we saw that they were lost, and we went in to Samuel.
15 And his kinsman said to Saul, Tell me, I pray thee, What did Samuel say to thee?
16 And Saul said to his kinsman, he verily told me that the asses were found. But the matter of the kingdom he told him not.
17 And Samuel summoned all the people before the Lord to Massephath.