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Chapter 10

Then, from a flask he had with him, Samuel poured oil on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying: “The Lord anoints you ruler over his people Israel. You are the one who will govern the Lord’s people and save them from the power of their enemies all around them.(A)

The Signs Foretold. “This will be the sign[a] for you that the Lord has anointed you ruler over his heritage:

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Footnotes

  1. 10:1 The sign: the role of the new ruler is confirmed by specific signs; cf. Ex 7:9.

10 Then Samuel took a flask(A) of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the Lord anointed(B) you ruler over his inheritance?[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 10:1 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate over his people Israel? You will reign over the Lord’s people and save them from the power of their enemies round about. And this will be a sign to you that the Lord has anointed you ruler over his inheritance:

He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, to lay a hand on him, for he is the Lord’s anointed.”(A)

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With these words David sharply rebuked his men and did not allow them to attack Saul. And Saul left the cave and went his way.

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15 [a]“Do not touch my anointed ones,
    to my prophets do no harm.”

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Footnotes

  1. 105:15 My anointed ones…my prophets: the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who were “anointed” in the sense of being consecrated and recipients of God’s revelation.

15 “Do not touch(A) my anointed ones;
    do my prophets(B) no harm.”

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