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Saul is Anointed King

10 Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s[a] head, kissed him, and said, “The Lord has anointed you Commander-in-Chief[b] over his inheritance, has he not? When you leave me today, you will find two men by Rachel’s tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah. They’ll tell you, ‘The donkeys you went to look for have been found. Now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys[c] and he’s anxious about you. He’s asking, ‘What will I do about my son?’

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 10:1 Lit. his
  2. 1 Samuel 10:1 Lit. Nagid; i.e. a senior officer entrusted with dual roles of operational oversight and administrative authority
  3. 1 Samuel 10:2 Lit. about the matter of the donkeys