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When they arrived at the hill, and there in front of him was a group of prophets, the Spirit of God fell on him and he prophesied along with them.
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When those who knew him from before saw him there, prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, "What's happened to Kish's son? Is Sha'ul a prophet, too?"
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Someone in the crowd answered, "Must prophets' fathers be special?" So it became an expression -"Is Sha'ul a prophet, too?"
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When he had finished prophesying, he arrived at the high place.
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Sha'ul's uncle said to him and his servant, "Where did you go?" He answered, "To look for the donkeys. When we saw that they hadn't been found, we went to Sh'mu'el."
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"Tell me, please," said Sha'ul's uncle, "what Sh'mu'el said to you."
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Sha'ul answered his uncle, "He told us that the donkeys had been found," but said nothing to him about the matter of his being made king.
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Sh'mu'el summoned the people to ADONAI in Mitzpah.
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He said to the people of Isra'el, "Here is what ADONAI the God of Isra'el says: 'I brought Isra'el up from Egypt. I rescued you from the power of the Egyptians and from the power of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.'
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But today you have rejected your God, who himself saves you from all your disasters and distress. You have said to him, 'No! Put a king over us!' So now, present yourselves before ADONAI by your tribes and families."
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So Sh'mu'el had all the tribes come forward, and the tribe of Binyamin was chosen.