1 Samuel 10:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then Samuel took the flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, 'Has not the LORD anointed you as ruler over His inheritance?'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD has anointed you to be captain over His inheritance?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not that Jehovah hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance?

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then toke Samuel a glasse of oyle, and poured it vpo his heade, and kissed him, and sayde: Seist thou that the LORDE hath anoynted the, to be the prince ouer his enheritauce?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then Samuel tooke a viole of oyle and powred it vpon his head, and kissed him, and saide, Hath not the Lord anointed thee to be gouernour ouer his inheritance?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the Samuel toke a vessell of oyle, and powred it vpon his head, and kissed him, and sayd: Hath not the Lord annoynted thee, to be captaine ouer his inheritaunce?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured [it] upon his head, and kissed him, and said, [Is it] not because the LORD hath anointed thee [to be] captain over his inheritance?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, Isn't it that Yahweh has anointed you to be prince over his inheritance?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Samuel taketh the vial of the oil, and poureth on his head, and kisseth him, and saith, `Is it not because Jehovah hath appointed thee over His inheritance for leader?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not that Jehovah hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not that Jehovah hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on his head and gave him a kiss and said, Is not the Lord with the holy oil making you ruler over Israel, his people? and you will have authority over the people of the Lord, and you will make them safe from the hands of their attackers round about them, and this will be the sign for you:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, "Isn't it that Yahweh has anointed you to be prince over his inheritance?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Samuel Anoints Saul Then Samuel took a small container of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head. Samuel kissed him and said,“The LORD has chosen you to lead his people Israel! You will rule over the LORD’s people and you will deliver them from the power of the enemies who surround them. This will be your sign that the LORD has chosen you as leader over his inheritance.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 16:13 : 13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel left and went to Ramah.
  • Ps 2:12 : 12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your way, for His wrath can flare up quickly. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
  • Ps 78:71 : 71 From tending the nursing ewes, He brought him to shepherd Jacob, His people, and Israel, His inheritance.
  • Deut 32:9 : 9 For the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
  • 1 Sam 9:16 : 16 "About this time tomorrow, I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. You shall anoint him as ruler over my people Israel. He will deliver my people from the hand of the Philistines, for I have seen my people and their cry has reached me."
  • 1 Sam 13:14 : 14 But now your kingdom will not endure. The Lord has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him leader over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you."
  • Exod 19:5-6 : 5 Now, if you will carefully listen to My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations, for the whole earth is Mine. 6 You will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.
  • Josh 5:14-15 : 14 He replied, "Neither," he said. "I am the commander of the LORD’s army. Now I have come." Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence and asked, "What message does my Lord have for His servant?" 15 The commander of the LORD’s army replied, "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so.
  • 1 Sam 2:10 : 10 'The LORD will shatter His adversaries; He will thunder against them from heaven. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to His king and exalt the horn of His anointed.'
  • 1 Sam 8:9 : 9 Now then, listen to them, but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will demand.'
  • 1 Sam 8:19 : 19 The people refused to listen to Samuel and said, 'No! We want a king to rule over us.'
  • Ps 135:4 : 4 For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His treasured possession.
  • Jer 10:16 : 16 The portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the Lord Almighty is His name.
  • Hos 13:2 : 2 Now they continue to sin and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully crafted from their silver, all of it the work of artisans. They say about them, 'Those who sacrifice kiss the calves!'
  • Acts 13:21 : 21 Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled for forty years.
  • 1 Thess 5:26 : 26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
  • Heb 2:10 : 10 For it was fitting for Him—for whom and through whom everything exists—to bring many sons to glory by making the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
  • Rev 5:8 : 8 When he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each of them was holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
  • 1 Sam 24:6 : 6 Afterward, David's heart troubled him because he had cut off a corner of Saul's robe.
  • 1 Sam 26:11 : 11 The LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD's anointed. Now take the spear by his head and the jar of water, and let us go.
  • 2 Sam 5:2 : 2 "In the past, even when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’”
  • 2 Sam 19:39 : 39 The king said, "Chimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him whatever you desire. And anything you request of me, I will do for you."
  • 1 Kgs 19:18 : 18 Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.'
  • 2 Kgs 9:1 : 1 Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, 'Gird your loins, take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-Gilead.'
  • 2 Kgs 9:3-6 : 3 Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head, saying, 'This is what the LORD says: I anoint you as king over Israel.' Then open the door and flee; do not delay! 4 So the young servant of the prophet went to Ramoth-Gilead. 5 When he arrived, he found the commanders of the army sitting together. He said, 'Commander, I have a message for you.' Jehu asked, 'For which one of us?' He replied, 'For you, commander.' 6 Jehu got up and went into the house. The young prophet poured the oil on his head and said, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I anoint you king over the LORD's people, Israel.'
  • 2 Kgs 20:5 : 5 "Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of My people: This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day, you will go up to the house of the LORD.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    1Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you as king over His people Israel. Now, listen to the words of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 15:17
    81%

    17Samuel said, 'Although you were small in your own eyes, were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel.'

  • 2 Kgs 9:6
    81%

    6Jehu got up and went into the house. The young prophet poured the oil on his head and said, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I anoint you king over the LORD's people, Israel.'

  • Exod 29:7
    80%

    7Take the anointing oil and pour it on his head, anointing him.

  • 1 Sam 16:11-13
    3 verses
    80%

    11Then Samuel asked Jesse, "Are these all the young men you have?" Jesse replied, "There remains the youngest, but he is tending the sheep." Samuel said to Jesse, "Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives here."

    12So Jesse sent for him and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. Then the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him; this is the one."

    13So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel left and went to Ramah.

  • 2 Kgs 9:3
    80%

    3Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head, saying, 'This is what the LORD says: I anoint you as king over Israel.' Then open the door and flee; do not delay!

  • 1 Sam 16:1-4
    4 verses
    77%

    1The LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen a king for myself among his sons."

    2Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me." The LORD replied, "Take a young cow with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.'

    3Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate to you.

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    77%

    6When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD's anointed stands here before him."

  • 1 Chr 11:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel in and out. And the LORD your God said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be ruler over my people Israel.'

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  • 1 Sam 9:15-17
    3 verses
    76%

    15Now the LORD had revealed to Samuel the day before Saul came,

    16"About this time tomorrow, I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. You shall anoint him as ruler over my people Israel. He will deliver my people from the hand of the Philistines, for I have seen my people and their cry has reached me."

    17When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, "Here is the man I told you about; he will govern my people."

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    12He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him to consecrate him.

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    1Then Samuel said to all Israel, 'Here I am; I have listened to you in everything you have said to me, and I have set a king over you.'

  • 1 Sam 10:23-24
    2 verses
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    23They ran and brought him out, and as he stood among the people, he was taller than any of them from his shoulders upward.

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  • 2 Sam 5:2-3
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    2"In the past, even when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’”

    3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. Then they anointed David king over Israel.

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    2When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb, in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, 'The donkeys you went to find have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and is concerned about you, asking, “What shall I do about my son?”'

  • 1 Sam 10:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed his heart, and all these signs came to pass that day.

    10When they arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets came to meet him. Then the Spirit of God came mightily upon Saul, and he began to prophesy among them.

  • 2 Sam 2:7
    72%

    7'So now, be strong and valiant, for your lord Saul is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them.'

  • 1 Sam 8:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10Samuel relayed all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.

    11He said, 'This is what the king who will reign over you will demand: He will take your sons and assign them to his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots.

  • 2 Kgs 9:12
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    12They said, 'That's not true! Tell us!' So he said, 'This is what he said to me: “This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.”'

  • 1 Kgs 1:34-35
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    34There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. Blow the ram's horn and declare, 'Long live King Solomon!'

    35You are to go up with him, and he is to sit on my throne and reign in my place. I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.'

  • 1 Kgs 1:39
    71%

    39Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the sacred tent and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram's horn, and all the people shouted, "Long live King Solomon!"

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    4Then the men of Judah came and anointed David there as king over the house of Judah. They also informed David, 'It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.'

  • 1 Sam 13:10
    71%

    10Just as he finished offering the burnt sacrifice, Samuel came. Saul went out to meet him and to greet him.

  • 1 Sam 28:17
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    17The LORD has done as he spoke through me. He has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, to David.

  • 1 Sam 15:28
    71%

    28And Samuel said to him, 'The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel away from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors, someone better than you.'

  • 1 Sam 15:10
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    10Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying:

  • 1 Sam 15:12-13
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    22The LORD said to Samuel, 'Listen to them and appoint a king for them.' Then Samuel said to the people of Israel, 'Each of you, return to your own town.'

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  • 2 Sam 12:7
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    7Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.

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    13Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for. See, the LORD has set a king over you.

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    69%

    37I will take you, and you will reign over all that your heart desires, and you will be king over Israel.

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    10I will transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and establish David's throne over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.