e ver. 7. Cp. Hos. 13. 11. fch. 14. 51. & 9. 39. g Cp. ch. 8. 16. ch. 10. 23. 24. 33. j2 Kin. 4. 42. * ch. 10. 2. e to Samuel, Hearken unto their I Now there was a man of 9 Benjamin, whose name Deut. 33.1. Judg. 13. 6. 1 Kin. 13.1. m ch. 8. 19. 14.3 & 2 Kin. 4. o Gen. 25. 02. , Cp. 27 13 Sam. 15. & 1 Chr. 29. & Isai. 80. 10, al. they went up the ascent to the city, 15 'Now the LORD had 3 revealed i Or, wealth 2 Or, choice 3 Heb. uncovered the ear of Samuel. 4 Or, leader 5 Heb. answered 27. Lev. 7. 32, 33. Cp. Ezek. 24. 4. chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons. 23 And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee. 24 And the b Ex. 29. 22, cook took up the thigh, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which hath been reserved! set it before thee and eat; because unto the appointed time hath it been kept for thee, for I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day. 25 And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he communed eCp. Deut. with Saul upon the housetop. 26 And they arose early and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called to Saul on the housetop, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad. 27 As they were going down at the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still at this time, that I may cause thee to hear the word of God. IO 1d Then Samuel took the vial 22.8 & 2 Sam. 11.2 & 16, 22 & Neh. 8. 16 & Matt. 24. 17 & Acts 10. 9. d ch. 9. 16 2 Sam. 2. 4. 2 Kin. 9. e Cp. Ps. 2. / Deut. 32.9. P1871. g Gen. 35. 19, 20. A ch. 9.3, 4. i ch. 9. 5. : of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not that the LORD hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance? 2 When thou art departed from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre, in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and taketh thought for you, saying, What shall I do for my son? 3 Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the 4j oak of Tabor, and there shall meet thee there three men going up 'to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine: 4 and they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hand. 5 After that thou shalt come to 6m the hill 12. ch. 11. 6 25 ver. 10. & 16. 13. CPNum. & Judg. 3. & 14. 6, 19. ver. 10, 10 of God, "where is the garrison of n ch. 13.3, 4. the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psal o Cp. ch. 9. tery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall be prophesying: 6P and the spirit of the LORD will come mightily upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. 7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee. 8 And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and "to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days ch. 13. 8. shalt thou tarry, till I come unto thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do. 9 And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. 8 9 10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the spirit of God came mightily upon him, and he prophesied among them. 11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? w Is Saul also among the prophets? 12 And one of the same place answered and said, " And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, "Is Saul also among the prophets? 13 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. ch. 19. 23, 24 r Ex. 4. 8. Judg. 6. 17. 14 And Saul's uncle said unto y ch. 14. 50, him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, "To seek See ch. 9. the asses: and when we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel. 15 And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you. 16 And Saul said unto his uncle, "He told us plainly a ch. 9. 20. that the asses were found. But concerning the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not. 1 Or, shoulder 2 Heb. saying. 3 The Sept. has, they spread a couch for Saul on the housetop, and he lay down. And it came to pass &c. 4 Or, terebinth shall come to pass, that when these signs &c. turned. 8 Heb. do for thee as thine hand shall find. b Cp. ch. 11. ech. 7.5, 6. 15. d Judg. 6. 8, 9. Cp. ch. 12. 8. & 12. 12. Ø Josh. 7. 14, 16, 17. e 17 And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpah; 18 and he said unto the chil dren of Israel, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you: e ch. 8. 7, 19 19 but ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Josh. 24.1. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands. 20 So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken. 21 And he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families, and the family of the Matrites was taken1: and Saul the son of Kish was taken; but when they sought him, he could not be found. h See ch. 22. 22 Therefore they asked of the LORD further, 2 Is there yet a man to come hither? And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff. 23 And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. 24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the * 2 Sam. 16. people shouted, and said, a God save the king. 10. i ch. 9. 2. j 2 Sam. 21.6. 16. 1 Kin. 1. 25, 39. 2 Kin. 11. 12. 2 Chr. 23. 11. 11-18 I See ch. 8. & Deut. 17. 14-20. 25 Then Samuel told the people 'the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house. 26 And Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the 5 host, whose hearts God had touched. 27 But certain 6" sons of 'Belial said, 'How o ch. 12. 12. shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace. m ch. 11. 4. n ch. 2. 12. Deut. 13. 13. Judg. 19. p Judg. 21. 8. q Gen. 26. 28. 1 Kin. 20. 34. Ezek. 17. 13. 1oThen Nahash the AmmonII ite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto & 34. 12, 15 Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. 2 And Cp. Ex. 23. 32 & Deut. 7.2. Nahash the Ammonite said unto them, On this condition will I make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for a reproach upon all Israel. 3 And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the borders of Israel: and then, if there be none to save us, we will come out to thee. 4 Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and spake these words in the ears of the people: "and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept. 5 And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh. 6" And See ch. the spirit of God came mightily upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly. 7 And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and Cp. Judg. sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, "Whosoever com- Judg. 21. eth not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the dread of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out as one man. 8 And he numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. 9 And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow, by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have deliverance. And the messengers b ver. 13. came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad. 10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To-morrow ever. 3. we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you. 11d And it was so d Cp. ch. on the morrow, that Saul put the 31.11. people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and smote the Ammonites until the heat of the 1 The Sept. adds, and the family of the Matrites was brought near man by man. come hither? 3 Heb. Let the king live. 4 Or, the 5 Or, men of valour 7 That is, worthlessness. 8 Or, But he was as though he had been deaf The Sept. pass after about a month, that Nahash &c. 9 Or, a terror from the LORD 2 Or, Is the man yet 6 Or, base fellows has, And it came to g Cp. Luke 19. 27. * Cp. ch. 19.5 j ver. 9. k ch. 10. 8. 1 ch. 15. 33. Cp. ch. 10. 17 11. Judg. 11. ch. 10. 8. n ch. 8. 5, & 11. 14, 15. r Cp. ch. 8.20 17. q ch. 8. 1, 5. r Ecclus. $ ch. 24. 6 Cp. ch. 10. L { Cp. Ex. 20. 17 & Num. 16. 15. 14 Then said Samuel to the people, Come and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there. 15 And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king 'before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. 1 And Samuel said unto all 12 Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto "your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you. 2 And now, behold, the king walketh before Num. 27. you and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you and I have walked before you from my youth unto this day. 3 Here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: 'whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. 4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand. 5 And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught "in my hand. And they said, He is witness. 6 And Samuel said unto the people, "It is the LORD that appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. 7 Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before the LORD concerning all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers. 8 When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your fathers out of "Egypt, and made them to dwell in this place. 9 But they forgat the LORD their God, Judg. 4. 2. and he sold them into the hand of Ex. 21. 16 & 22.4. Cp. Mic. w Gen. 46. 5. 6. z Ex. 2.2. y Ex. 3. 10 & 4. 14-16. z Cp. eh. 10. 18. a Judg 3. 7. e Judg. 10.7 Cp. Judg. 3.31. 12. & 13. 1. d Judg. 3. e Judg. 10. 10 3.9. Cp. Judg. B. g Judg. 10. 15. 14, 32. Judg. 6. Judg. 4. 6,8,10 (for mg.). Chr.. 17? Judg. 111 10-13. mch. 8. 5, * See ch. 7. 1 ch. 11. 1. 19 n Cp. ch. 8. 7 Judg. 8.23. 10. 19. 0.23. 17. 13. 11. q ver. 24. Deut. 6. 2. 14. Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philis tines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them. 10 And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. 11 And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled in safety. 12 And when ye saw that 'Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, "ye said unto me, Nay, but a king shall reign over us: "when the LORD your God was your king. 13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for: and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you. ch. 9. 16, 14 If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and hearken unto his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, and Josh. 24. both ye and also the king that reigneth over you be followers of the LORD your God, well: 15 but "if r Lev. 26. ye will not hearken unto the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then $ shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers. 16 Now therefore "stand still and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes. 17 Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king. 18 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly Ex. 14. 31. feared the LORD and Samuel. 19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king. 20 And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have indeed done all this evil: yet "turn not aside from 16. a Deut. 11. 16. b Jer. 16. 19. Hab. 2. 18. Cp. 1 Cor. 8. 4. c 1 Kin. 6. 13. Ps. 94. 14. Cp. 1 Kin. 8.57. d Josh. 7. 9. following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart; 211and a turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain. 22 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you a Po people unto himself. 23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct Cp. 1 Pet. you in the good and the right way. 24h Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he 2 Chr. 6.27. hath done for you. 25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king. Jer. 14. 21. Ezek. 20. 9, 14, 22. e Deut. 7. 7,8 & 14. 2. 2.9. ƒ See ver. 19. g1 Kin. 8. 36. Ps. 27. 11. Cp. Prov. 4. 11 & Jer. 6. 16. h ver. 14. 12. 13. i Deut. 10. 21. Ps. 126. 2, 3. j Josh. 24. 20. Cp. Num. 16. 26. 28. 36. 1 ver. 5, 11, n ch. 10. 5. o ver. 16. ch. 14. 5. I Saul was [thirty] years 13 old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years over Israel. 2 And Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof Cp. Deut. two thousand were with Saul in 'Michmash and in the mount of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent. 3 And Jonathan smote" the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Cp. Judg. Saul P blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear. 4 And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal. 3. 27. 5 And the Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people Josh. 11.4. as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastr ch. 14. 23. Ward of Beth-aven. 6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide $ Judg. 6. 2. themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in holds, and in pits. 7 Now some of the Hebrews had gone over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as Heb. 11.38. for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and 8 And he tarried seven days, ac- tch. 10. 8. 10. 1 Chr. 21. 8. 2 Chr. 16.9. v ch. 15. 11. said I, Now will the Philistines Acts 13. 22. ch. 14. 5. 15 And Samuel arose, and gat him 1 The Sept. has, and turn ye not aside after the vanities which &c. ? The Hebrew text has, Saul was 10. 10. |