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the third will be carrying a wineskin full of wine. They will greet you and
offer you two of the loaves, which you are to accept.
“When you arrive at Gibeah of God, where the garrison of the Philis
tines is located, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the
place of worship. They will be playing a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and
a lyre, and they will be prophesying. At that time the Spirit of the Lord
will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them. You
will be changed into a different person. After these signs take place, do
what must be done, for God is with you. Then go down to Gilgal ahead
of me. I will join you there to sacrifice burnt offerings and peace offerings. You must wait for seven days until I arrive and give you further
instructions.”
As Saul turned and started to leave, God gave him a new heart, and all
Samuel’s signs were fulfilled that day. When Saul and his servant arrived
at Gibeah, they saw a group of prophets coming toward them. Then the
Spirit of God came powerfully upon Saul, and he, too, began to prophesy.
When those who knew Saul heard about it, they exclaimed, “What? Is
even Saul a prophet? How did the son of Kish become a prophet?”
And one of those standing there said, “Can anyone become a prophet,
no matter who his father is?” So that is the origin of the saying “Is even
Saul a prophet?”
When Saul had finished prophesying, he went up to the place of worship. “Where have you been?” Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant.
“We were looking for the donkeys,” Saul replied, “but we couldn’t find
them. So we went to Samuel to ask him where they were.”
“Oh? And what did he say?” his uncle asked.
“He told us that the donkeys had already been found,” Saul replied. But
Saul didn’t tell his uncle what Samuel said about the kingdom.
Later Samue l called all the people of Israel to meet before the Lord at
Mizpah. And he said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has declared: I brought you from Egypt and rescued you from the Egyptians and
from all of the nations that were oppressing you. But though I have rescued
you from your misery and distress, you have rejected your God today and
have said, ‘No, we want a king instead!’ Now, therefore, present yourselves
before the Lord by tribes and clans.”
So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel before the Lord, and the tribe
of Benjamin was chosen by lot. Then he brought each family of the tribe
of Benjamin before the Lord, and the family of the Matrites was chosen.
And finally Saul son of Kish was chosen from among them. But when they
looked for him, he had disappeared! So they asked the Lord, “Where
is he?”