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loaues of bread, which thou shalt receiue of their thousands. 20 And when Samuel had gathered
handes. 5 After that shalt thou come to the hill together all the tribes of Israel, the tribe of
of God, where is the garisons of the Philistims: Beniamin was taken. 21 Afterwarde he assembled
and when thou art come thither to the citie, thou the tribe of Beniamin according to their families,
shalt meete a companie of Prophets comming and the familie of Matri was taken. So Saul the
downe from the hie place with a viole, and a sonne of Kish was taken, and when they sought
tymbrell, and a pipe, and an harpe before them, him, he coulde not be found. 22 Therefore they
and they shall prophecie. 6 Then the Spirit of asked the Lord againe, if that man should yet
the Lord will come vpon thee, and thou shalt come thither. And the Lord answered, Beholde,
prophecie with them, and shalt be turned into he hath hid himselfe among the stuffe. 23 And
another man. 7 Therefore when these signes they ranne, and brought him thence: and when
shall come vnto to thee, doe as occasion shall he stoode among the people, he was hier then
serue: for God is with thee. And thou shalt goe any of the people from the shoulders vpwarde.
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downe before me to Gilgal: and I also will come 24 And Samuel saide to all the people, See ye not
downe vnto thee to offer burnt offerings, and to him, whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is
sacrifice sacrifices of peace. Tary for me seuen none like him among all the people? and all
dayes, till I come to thee and shewe thee what the people shouted and saide, God saue the King.
thou shalt doe. 9 And when he had turned his 25 Then Samuel tolde the people the duetie of the
backe to goe from Samuel, God gaue him another kingdome, and wrote it in a booke, and laied it vp
heart: and all those tokens came to passe that before the Lord, and Samuel sent all the people
same day. 10 And when they came thither to the away euery man to his house. 26 Saul also went
hill, beholde, the companie of Prophets meete home to Gibeah, and there followed him a bande
him, and the Spirit of God came vpon him, and of men, whose heart God had touched, 27 But the
he prophecied among them. 11 Therefore all the wicked men saide, Howe shall hee saue vs? So
people that knewe him before, when they saw they despised him, and brought him no presents:
that he prophecied among the Prophets, saide but he held his tongue.
eche to other, What is come vnto the sonne of
Kish? is Saul also among the Prophets? 12 And 11
one of the same place answered, and said, But 1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came vp, and
who is their father? Therefore it was a prouerbe, besieged Iabesh Gilead: and all the men of Iabesh
Is Saul also among the Prophets? 13 And when saide vnto Nahash, Make a couenant with vs,
he had made an ende of prophecying, he came and we will be thy seruants. 2 And Nahash ye
to the hie place. 14 And Sauls vncle saide vnto Ammonite answered them, On this condition will
him, and to his seruant, Whither went ye? And I make a couenant with you, that I may thrust out
he saide, To seeke the asses: and when we sawe all your right eies, and bring that shame vpon
that they were no where, we came to Samuel. all Israel. 3 To whome the Elders of Iabesh said,
15 And Sauls vncle saide, Tell me, I pray thee, what Giue vs seuen daies respet, that we may sende
Samuel said vnto you. 16 Then Saul saide to his messengers vnto all the coastes of Israel: and
vncle, He tolde vs plainely that the asses were then if no man deliuer vs, we will come out to
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founde: but concerning the kingdome whereof thee. Then came the messengers to Gibeah of
Samuel spake, tolde he him not. 17 And Samuel Saul, and tolde these tidings in the eares of the
assembled the people vnto the Lord in Mizpeh, people: and all the people lift vp their voices
18 And he saide vnto the children of Israel, Thus and wept. 5 And behold, Saul came following
saith ye Lord God of Israel, I haue brought Israel the cattell out of the fielde, and Saul saide, What
out of Egypt, and deliuered you out of the hand aileth this people, that they weepe? And they
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of the Egyptians, and out of the handes of all tolde him the tidings of the men of Iabesh. Then
kingdomes that troubled you. 19 But ye haue this the Spirit of God came vpon Saul, when he heard
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day cast away your God, who onely deliuereth those tidings, and he was exceeding angrie, And
you out of all your aduersities and tribulations: tooke a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces,
and ye said vnto him, No, but appoint a King and sent them throughout all the coastes of Israel
ouer vs. Nowe therefore stand ye before the Lord by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoeuer
according to your tribes, and according to your commeth not foorth after Saul, and after Samuel,
so shall his oxen be serued. And the feare of the