I Samuel - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 286

10-·—1¤ THE PERIOD OF SAMUEL.—·—I. SAM. 11——-4 entirely changed his heart, when all these proofs came to him on that day. IO II I2 For when he came to the Hill a

band of Reciters met him, and the Divine spirit seized upon him, and he recited with them. When all who had known him formerly saw them, and how he was reciting with the Reciters, all the people who were What has come to the son of Kish ? Is Saul also among the Reciters? But a man from them answered, And who is their father? Consequently it became a proverb, ‘ Is Saul also among the Prophetsl? ’ When he ceased reciting, he went

to the Height; when Saul’s uncle Where And he replied, 1`o seek the asses. When I found them not I went to Samuel. Then the uncle of Saul asked,

I`ell me, what did Samuel say to He informed us that the asses were But he did not tell him a word about the Leadership of which Samuel had spoken. (B5- 1095-) Samuel zmuisalazs ilyz @nrlinx¤2:zt in cmziiran §mzl’¤ fhicriiuu. 17 Samuel afterwards convoked the People to the Evmz·1.1v1No at

18 Mitzphah, and said to the Children of Israel, 20 21 ‘ Thus says the EvER—L1V1NG GOD

of Israel, ‘I brought Israel up from Mitzeraim, and delivered them from the hand of the Mitzerites, and from the hand of all the kingdoms that assailed them. But you now reject the GOD Who recovered you from all your sufferings and dis~ tresses, and ask for a Leader to place over y0u,—so now present your tribes and regiments before the Evan-L1vmG.’ Then Samuel advanced all the

tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected. Then he advanced the tribe of

Benjamin by clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. I Reciters. Saul Marten, but hikes himself iulyztt rallzh fm:. Then Saul the son of Kish was

seiected;—so they sought him, but could not find him. Consequently he enquired again of

the EvER—L1v1NG whether that man had come? And the Evan-Livmc; He is here, but has hidden himself among the baggage? So they ran and took him from there, and placed him in the centre of the people, and he was taller than any- one from the shoulders and upwards. Then Samuel said to the people,

‘You see whom the EVER-L1v1NG has chosen for Himselfl——that there is not his equal in all the nation! 22 @32 ¥2¤p1z xzuufirm the ®l2rtimt. And all the people cheered and Long live the Leader! Smnuzl nzihuzs in zz illzrurh ibn gllnluzrs nf the ®z¤zra1. Samuel then related to the People 25 the Constitution of the Leadership which he had written in a book, and then confirmed it before the EVER- LWING, and then he dismissed all the assembly to their homes. And 26 Saul also went to his home in Giheah, and a force, whose hearts GOD had touched, went with him. How 27 and abused him, and brought him no presents. But he kept silent. (ec. 1094.) Qinklynsly, Qiing nf Quinn, attacks gnlizsly in fhilan. When Nakhash the Amonite came 11 up and besieged ]abesh—Gilad, all the chiefs of jabesh said to Nakhash the Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.’ But. Nakhash the Amonite replied, 2 I`his is what I will do to you ;+I will put out all your right eyes l and make it a reproach to all Israel. Then the magistrates of jabesh 3 Grant us seven days, that we may send Messengers to all the borders of Israel, then, if there is no deliverance for us, we will come out to you.’ $:11:1 is appznlrh tn, in help ilyc galmslgiizs. @2 Dues su. The Messengers consequently went 4 to Gibeah to Saul, and reported the 2 86