is the seer’s house?

And Samuel answered Saul, and said: I am the seer; go up before me to the high place, for ye shall eat with me to day: to morrow I will let thee go, and all that is in thine heart I will tell thee.

And for the asses, which thou lostst three days ago, trouble thyself not now; they are found.
And whose shall be all that is best in Israel? Shall it not be all thine, and all thy father’s house?

And Saul said, Am not I the son of Jemini, and of the least of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribes of Benjamin? Why then sayest thou these things unto me?

And Samuel took Saul and his son, and brought them into the ark, and set them on high among them that were bidden, which were about thirty men.

And Samuel said unto the cook, Give the piece which I gave thee, and commanded thee to keep it with thee.

And the cook took up a shoulder, and that which hung thereon. And he set it before Saul, and said, Behold, this is left; set it before thee, and eat: for it is kept for thee even to this time, when I charged the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

And when they were come down from the high place unto the city, he spake unto Saul upon the housetop.

And they rose up early; and when the morning dawned, Samuel called unto Saul upon the housetop, and said, Arise, that I may let thee go. And Saul arose, and they went out together, he and Samuel.

And when they were come down to the end of the city, Samuel said unto Saul, Tell the lad to go before us; and he went before: but now stand thou still, that I may make thee know what God hath said.
(1 Samuel)
Chapter 10
Saul anointed and presented as king.

And Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Seest thou that the LORD hath anointed thee ruler over his inheritance?

And it shall come to pass, when thou goest from me, that thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin in Zelzah, which shall say unto thee, The asses are found, which thou wentest to seek: and, behold, thy father hath left the asses out of the way, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

And it shall come to pass, when thou turnest thence, that thou shalt come to the oak of Tabor; and there three men shall meet thee, which go up to God to Bethel. One beareth three goats, another three pieces of bread, and the third a bottle of wine.

And they shall greet thee kindly, and give thee two loaves. And thou shalt take them of their hands.

Afterward shalt thou come unto the hill of God, where the camp of the Philistines is: and when thou comest thither into the city, there shall meet thee a company of prophets coming down from on high, and before them psalteries, and timbrels, and pipes, and harps, and they prophesying.

And the Spirit of the LORD shall come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them; and thou shalt become a different man.

When therefore these signs come unto thee, do that which cometh under thy hands: for GOD
is with thee.

And thou shalt go down before me unto Gilgal: behold, I will come down unto thee to offer burnt offerings and peace offerings. Seven days shalt thou tarry, until I come unto thee, and tell thee what thou shalt do.

And when he turned his shoulders to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all these signs came to pass the same day.

And when they were come to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him: and the Spirit
of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

And when all that knew him before saw him prophesying with the prophets, they all said one to another, What is befallen the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

And one there answered and said, Who is their father? Whence came the saying: Is Saul also among the prophets?

And when he had made an end, he came up on high.

And Saul’s cousin said unto him, and to his lad: Whither went ye? And they answered: To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were not there, we came to Samuel.

And Saul’s cousin said, Tell me, what said Samuel unto you?

And Saul said unto his cousin, He told us that the asses were found. But of the kingdom he told him not what Samuel had said.

And Samuel called the people unto the LORD to Mizpeh.

And he said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have brought Israel out of Egypt, and have delivered you out of the hand of Egypt, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.

And ye have this day rejected your God, which delivered you out of all your calamities and your tribulations, saying unto him, Set a king over us. Now therefore come before the LORD
according to your tribes and your fellowships.

And when Samuel had brought all the tribes of Israel, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

And when he brought in the tribe of Benjamin with their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken. And they sought him, but found him not.

Then asked they the LORD again, Will he come hither also? And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the barrels.

And they ran and fetched him from thence. And when he was come among the people, he was one main longer than all the people.

And Samuel said unto all the people, See ye whom the LORD hath chosen: for there is none like him among all the people. And all the people rejoiced, and said, Happy kings!

And Samuel told the people all the judgments of the kingdom, and wrote them in a book, and laid it before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people every man to his own house.

And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him of the host a part which touched the heart of God.

But some of the loose people said: What shall this man do for us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he pretended not to hear.
(1 Samuel)
Chapter 11
Saul’s first victory against the Ammonites.

And Nahash the Ammonite came up, and besieged Jabesh in Gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a league with us, and we will serve thee.

And Nahash the Ammonite answered them: In this will I make a covenant with you, that I will put out the right eye of you all, and put you to shame among all Israel.

And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days, that we may send messengers into all the coasts of Israel: and if there be none to deliver us, we will go out unto thee.

And the messengers came to Gibeah unto Saul, and spake these things in the ears of the people. And all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

And, behold, Saul came out of the field after the oxen, and said, What is the matter with the people that they weep? And they told him the matter of the men of Jabesh.

Then the Spirit of God was upon him, when he heard such words; and his wrath was greatly kindled.

And he took a pair of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent throughout all the coasts of Israel by messengers, saying, Whosoever shall not be cut off after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto the oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell upon the people, and they went out as one man.

And he made an order at Basek. And of the children of Israel were three hundred thousand
men, and of the children of Judah thirty thousand.

And they said unto the messengers that came: So tell the men of Jabesh in Gilead: Tomorrow help shall come unto you, when the sun beginth to shine hotly. And when the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh, they were glad.

And the men of Jabesh said: To morrow we will go out unto you, and ye shall do unto us all that ye please.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Saul divided the people into three companies, and they came into the camp about the watch of the morning, and smote the Ammonites until the day was hot: and they that remained were scattered, so that there were not two of them together.

And the people said unto Samuel, Who are they that said, Shall Saul reign over us? Pray ye them, men, that we may slay them.

And Saul said, Let no man die this day: for the LORD hath this day given salvation unto Israel.

And Samuel said unto the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

And all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal, and offered peace offerings before the LORD. And Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced there almost exceedingly.
(1 Samuel)
Chapter 12
How Samuel handed over his judgeship.

And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye have said unto me, and have made a king over you.

And now, behold,