Then Samueltooka vialof oil, and poured it uponhis head, and kissedhim, and said, Is it notbecausethe LORDhath anointedthee to be captainoverhis inheritance? When thou art departedfromme today, then thou shalt findtwomenbyRachel's sepulcherin the borderof Benjaminat Zelzah; and they will sayuntothee, The asseswhichthou wentestto seekare found: and, lo, thy fatherhath leftthe careof the asses, and sorrowethfor you, saying, Whatshall I dofor my son? Then shalt thou go onforwardfrom thence, and thou shalt cometothe plainof Tabor, and thereshall meetthee threemengoing uptoGodto Bethel, onecarryingthreekids, and anothercarryingthreeloavesof bread, and anothercarryinga bottleof wine: And they will salutethee, and givethee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receiveof their hands. After thatthou shalt cometo the hillof God, where is the garrisonof the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art comethitherto the city, that thou shalt meeta companyof prophetscoming downfrom the high placewith a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, beforethem; and theyshall prophesy: And the Spiritof the LORDwill comeuponthee, and thou shalt prophesywith them, and shalt be turnedinto anotherman. And let it be, whenthesesignsare comeunto thee, that thou doas occasion servethee; forGod is withthee. And thou shalt go downbeforeme to Gilgal; and, behold, Iwill come downuntothee, to offerburnt offerings, and to sacrificesacrificesof peace offerings: sevendaysshalt thou tarry, tillI cometothee, and showthee whatthou shalt do. And it was so , that when he had turnedhis backto gofromSamuel, Godgavehim anotherheart: and allthosesignscame to passthatday. And when they camethitherto the hill, behold, a companyof prophetsmethim; and the Spiritof Godcameuponhim, and he prophesiedamongthem. And it came to pass, when allthat knewhim formerlysawthat, behold, he prophesiedamongthe prophets, then the peoplesaidonetoanother, What is this that is comeunto the sonof Kish? Is Saulalsoamong the prophets? And oneof the same placeansweredand said, But who is their father? Thereforeit becamea proverb, Is Saulalsoamong the prophets? And when he had made an endof prophesying, he cameto the high place. And Saul's unclesaiduntohim and tohis servant, Whitherwentye? And he said, To seekthe asses: and when we sawthat they were no where, we cametoSamuel. And Saul's unclesaid, Tellme, I pray thee, whatSamuelsaidunto you. And Saulsaiduntohis uncle, He told us plainlythatthe asseswere found. But of the matterof the kingdom, whereofSamuelspoke, he toldhim not. And Samuelcalled the people togetheruntothe LORDto Mizpeh; And saiduntothe childrenof Israel, Thussaiththe LORDGodof Israel, Ibrought upIsraelout of Egypt, and deliveredyou out of the handof the Egyptians, and out of the handof allkingdoms, and of them that oppressedyou: And yehave this dayrejectedyour God, whohimselfsavedyou out of allyour adversitiesand your tribulations; and ye have saidunto him, Nay , butseta kingoverus. Nowtherefore present yourselvesbeforethe LORDby your tribes, and by your thousands. And when Samuelhad caused allthe tribesof Israelto come near, the tribeof Benjaminwas taken. When he had caused the tribeof Benjaminto come nearby their families, the familyof Matriwas taken, and Saulthe sonof Kishwas taken: and when they soughthim, he could notbe found. Therefore they inquiredof the LORDfurther, if the manshould yetcomethither. And the LORDanswered, Behold, hehath hid himselfamongthe stuff. And they ranand fetchedhim thence: and when he stoodamongthe people, he was higherthan anyof the peoplefrom his shouldersand upward. And Samuelsaidtoallthe people, Seeye him whomthe LORDhath chosen, that there is nonelike himamong allthe people? And allthe peopleshouted, and said, God savethe king. Then Samueltoldthe peoplethe mannerof the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it upbeforethe LORD. And Samuelsentallthe peopleaway, every manto his house. And Saulalsowenthometo Gibeah; and there wentwithhim a band of men, whoseheartsGodhad touched. But the childrenof Belialsaid, Howshall thisman saveus? And they despisedhim, and broughthim nopresents. But he held his peace.