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Listen & read in about 10-15 minutes a day! 1st Samuel 8: Israel Demands a King - Parent Category: 1st Samuel: From the Judges to the Kings - Category: 1st Samuel 4-8: Samuel's Rebuilding of the Nation 1 Samuel 8 Israel Demands a King 8Now it came to pass when Samuel was old that he made his sons judges over Israel. 2The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. 3But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice. 4Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, 5and said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.” 6But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” So Samuel prayed to the Lord. 7And the Lord said to Samuel, “Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them. 8According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt, even to this day—with which they have forsaken Me and served other gods—so they are doing to you also. 9Now therefore, heed their voice. However, you shall solemnly forewarn them, and show them the behavior of the king who will reign over them.” 10So Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who asked him for a king. 11And he said, “This will be the behavior of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them for his own chariots and to be his horsemen, and some will run before his chariots. 12He will appoint captains over his thousands and captains over his fifties, will set some to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and some to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. 13He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. 14And he will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to his servants. 15He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants. 16And he will take your male servants, your female servants, your finest young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work. 17He will take a tenth of your sheep. And you will be his servants. 18And you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will not hear you in that day.” 19Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us, 20that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.” 21And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of the Lord. 22So the Lord said to Samuel, “Heed their voice, and make them a king.” And Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Every man go to his city.” 1st Samuel 9: Saul Chosen to Be King - Parent Category: 1st Samuel: From the Judges to the Kings - Category: 1st Samuel 9-12: Saul, First King of Israel 1 Samuel 9 Saul Chosen to Be King 9There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. 2And he had a choice and handsome son whose name was Saul. There was not a more handsome person than he among the children of Israel. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people. 3Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. And Kish said to his son Saul, “Please take one of the servants with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys.” 4So he passed through the mountains of Ephraim and through the land of Shalisha, but they did not find them. Then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there. Then he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they did not find them. 5When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come, let us return, lest my father cease caring about the donkeys and become worried about us.” 6And he said to him, “Look now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honorable man; all that he says surely comes to pass. So let us go there; perhaps he can show us the way that we should go.” 7Then Saul said to his servant, “But look, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread in our vessels is all gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?” 8And the servant answered Saul again and said, “Look, I have here at hand one-fourth of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way.” 9(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he spoke thus: “Come, let us go to the seer”; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.) 10Then Saul said to his servant, “Well said; come, let us go.” So they went to the city where the man of God was. 11As they went up the hill to the city, they met some young women going out to draw water, and said to them, “Is the seer here?” 12And they answered them and said, “Yes, there he is, just ahead of you. Hurry now; for today he came to this city, because there is a sacrifice of the people today on the high place. 13As soon as you come into the city, you will surely find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. For the people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; afterward those who are invited will eat. Now therefore, go up, for about this time you will find him.” 14So they went up to the city. As they were coming into the city, there was Samuel, coming out toward them on his way up to the high place. 15Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear the day before Saul came, saying, 16“Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him commander over My people Israel, that he may save My people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.” 17So when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, “There he is, the man of whom I spoke to you. This one shall reign over My people.” 18Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, “Please tell me, where is the seer’s house?” 19Samuel answered Saul and said, “I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today; and tomorrow I will let you go and will tell you all that is in your heart. 20But as for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not be anxious about them, for they have been found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on you and on all your father’s house?” 21And Saul answered and said, “Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak like this to me?” 22Now Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them into the hall, and had them sit in the place of honor among those who were invited; there were about thirty persons. 23And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Set it apart.’ ” 24So the cook took up the thigh with its upper part and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, “Here it is, what was kept back. It was set apart for you. Eat; for until this time it has been kept for you, since I said I invited the people.” So Saul ate with Samuel that day. 25When they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the top of the house. 26They arose early; and it was about the dawning of the day that Samuel called to Saul on the top of the house, saying, “Get up, that I may send you on your way.” And Saul arose, and both of them went outside, he and Samuel. Saul Anointed King 27As they were going down to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us.” And he went on. “But you stand here awhile, that I may announce to you the word of God.” 1st Samuel 10: Samuel Anoints Saul - Parent Category: 1st Samuel: From the Judges to the Kings - Category: 1st Samuel 9-12: Saul, First King of Israel 1 Samuel 10 Samuel Anoints Saul 10Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him and said: “Is it not because the Lord has anointed you commander over His inheritance? 2When you have departed from me today, you will find two men by Rachel’s tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to you, ‘The donkeys which you went to look for have been found. And now your father has ceased caring about the donkeys and is worrying about you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?” ’ 3Then you shall go on forward from there and come to the terebinth tree of Tabor. There three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. 4And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive from their hands. 5After that you shall come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying. 6Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. 7And let it be, when these signs come to you, that you do as the occasion demands; for God is with you. 8You shall go down before me to Gilgal; and surely I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and make sacrifices of peace offerings. Seven days you shall wait, till I come to you and show you what you should do.” 9So it was, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, that God gave him another heart; and all those signs came to pass that day. 10When they came there to the hill, there was a group of prophets to meet him; then the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. 11And it happened, when all who knew him formerly saw that he indeed prophesied among the prophets, that the people said to one another, “What is this that has come upon the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?” 12Then a man from there answered and said, “But who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?” 13And when he had finished prophesying, he went to the high place. 14Then Saul’s uncle said to him and his servant, “Where did you go?” So he said, “To look for the donkeys. When we saw that they were nowhere to be found, we went to Samuel.” 15And Saul’s uncle said, “Tell me, please, what Samuel said to you.” 16So Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found.” But about the matter of the kingdom, he did not tell him what Samuel had said. Saul Proclaimed King 17Then Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah, 18and said to the children of Israel, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all kingdoms and from those who oppressed you.’ 19But you have today rejected your God, who Himself saved you from all your adversities and your tribulations; and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us!’ Now therefore, present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your clans.” 20And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen. 21When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was chosen. And Saul the son of Kish was chosen. But when they sought him, he could not be found. 22Therefore they inquired of the Lord further, “Has the man come here yet?” And the Lord answered, “There he is, hidden among the equipment.” 23So they ran and brought him from there; and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?” So all the people shouted and said, “Long live the king!” 25Then Samuel explained to the people the behavior of royalty, and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house. 26And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and valiant men went with him, whose hearts God had touched. 27But some rebels said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace. 1st Samuel 11: Saul Saves Jabesh Gilead - Parent Category: 1st Samuel: From the Judges to the Kings - Category: 1st Samuel 9-12: Saul, First King of Israel 1 Samuel 11 Saul Saves Jabesh Gilead 11Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh Gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.” 2And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, “On this condition I will make a covenant with you, that I may put out all your right eyes, and bring reproach on all Israel.” 3Then the elders of Jabesh said to him, “Hold off for seven days, that we may send messengers to all the territory of Israel. And then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you.” 4So the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the news in the hearing of the people. And all the people lifted up their voices and wept. 5Now there was Saul, coming behind the herd from the field; and Saul said, “What troubles the people, that they weep?” And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh. 6Then the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard this news, and his anger was greatly aroused. 7So he took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, “Whoever does not go out with Saul and Samuel to battle, so it shall be done to his oxen.” And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out with one consent. 8When he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. 9And they said to the messengers who came, “Thus you shall say to the men of Jabesh Gilead: ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have help.’ ” Then the messengers came and reported it to the men of Jabesh, and they were glad. 10Therefore the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do with us whatever seems good to you.” 11So it was, on the next day, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and killed Ammonites until the heat of the day. And it happened that those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together. 12Then the people said to Samuel, “Who is he who said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring the men, that we may put them to death.” 13But Saul said, “Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today the Lord has accomplished salvation in Israel.” 14Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.” 15So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal. There they made sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. 1st Samuel 12: Samuel’s Address at Saul’s Coronation - Parent Category: 1st Samuel: From the Judges to the Kings - Category: 1st Samuel 9-12: Saul, First King of Israel 1 Samuel 12 Samuel’s Address at Saul’s Coronation 12Now Samuel said to all Israel: “Indeed I have heeded your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you. 2And now here is the king, walking before you; and I am old and grayheaded, and look, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my childhood to this day. 3Here I am. Witness against me before the Lord and before His anointed: Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I received any bribe with which to blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.” 4And they said, “You have not cheated us or oppressed us, nor have you taken anything from any man’s hand.” 5Then he said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” And they answered, “He is witness.” 6Then Samuel said to the people, “It is the Lord who raised up Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up from the land of Egypt. 7Now therefore, stand still, that I may reason with you before the Lord concerning all the righteous acts of the Lord which He did to you and your fathers: 8When Jacob had gone into Egypt, and your fathers cried out to the Lord, then the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place. 9And when they forgot the Lord their God, He sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the army of Hazor, into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them. 10Then they cried out to the Lord, and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord and served the Baals and Ashtoreths; but now deliver us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve You.’ 11And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you dwelt in safety. 12And when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when the Lord your God was your king. 13“Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen and whom you have desired. And take note, the Lord has set a king over you. 14If you fear the Lord and serve Him and obey His voice, and do not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then both you and the king who reigns over you will continue following the Lord your God. 15However, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you, as it was against your fathers. 16“Now therefore, stand and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes: 17Is today not the wheat harvest? I will call to the Lord, and He will send thunder and rain, that you may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking a king for yourselves.” 18So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. 19And all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die; for we have added to all our sins the evil of asking a king for ourselves.” 20Then Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear. You have done all this wickedness; yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. 21And do not turn aside; for then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are nothing. 22For the Lord will not forsake His people, for His great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you His people. 23Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you; but I will teach you the good and the right way. 24Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you. 25But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king.”
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1 शमूएल अध्याय 9 कीश बिन्यामिनी कुलका एकजना महत्वपूर्ण मानिस थिए। कीश अबीएलका छोरा थिए। अबीएल जरोरका छोरा थिए। जरोर बकोरतका छोरा थिए। बकोरत, बिन्यामीन परिवारका मानिस ओपीहकका छोरा थिए। 2 कीशका एकजना शाऊल नाउँ गरेका छोरा थिए। शाऊल अत्यन्तै सुन्दर थिए। त्यहाँ शाऊल जस्तो सुन्दर कोही पनि थिएनन्। उभिँदा शाऊल इस्राएलमा अन्य मानिसहरू भन्दा अग्ला थिए। 3 एक दिन शाऊलका पिता कीशले आफ्ना गधाहरू हराए। यसकारण कीशले आफ्ना छोरा शाऊललाई भने, “एकजना नोकरलाई साथमा लिएर गधा खोज्न जा।” 4 शाऊलले गधाहरू खोज्न शुरू गरे। शाऊल एप्रैमका पहाडी देश हुदै शलीशको इलाकातिर पुगे। तर शाऊल र नोकरले कीशका गधाहरूको पत्तो लगाउन सकेनन्। ती दुइजना गधाहरू खोज्दै शालेमका चारैतिर घुमे। तर त्यहाँ पनि गधाहरू थिएनन्। यसकारण तिनीहरूले बिन्यामिनीको प्रदेशमा पनि गधा खोज्दै यात्रा गरे तर त्यहाँ पनि गधाहरू भेट्टाउन सकेनन्। 5 अन्त्यमा, शाऊल र उनका नोकर सूप नाउँका शहरमा पुगे। शाऊलले आफ्ना नोकरलाई भने, “हामीहरू फर्कौ। अब पिताजीलाई गधाहरूको भन्दा हाम्रो चिन्ता ज्यादा भइसक्यो होला।” 6 तर नोकरले भन्यो, “यस शहरमा परमेश्वरका एकजना मानिस हुनुहुन्छ। मानिसहरूले उहाँलाई धेरै मान्छन्। उहाँले जे भन्नुहुन्छ त्यो पुग्छ। यसकारण हामीहरू शहरमा जाऔ। हुनसक्छ परमेश्वरका मानिसले हामीलाई अब कता जानुपर्ने हो भनिदिनुहुन्छ होला।” 7 शाऊलले आफ्ना नोकरलाई भने, “ठीकै हो, हामी शहरमा जानसक्छौ। तर हामीले त्यस मानिसलाई के दिनसक्छौ र? हामीले बोकेका थैलाका भोजन पनि त सकिसक्यो। हाम्रोमा परमेश्वरका मानिसलाई दिने केहीभेंटी पनि छैन। हामी सँग दिने लायकको के छ र!” 8 फेरि पनि त्यस नोकरले शाऊललाई भन्यो, “हेर्नुहोस्, मसँग अलिकति धनको रूपमा चाँदीको एक चौथाइ शेकेल छ। यही हामीले ती परमेश्वरका मानिसलाई चढायौं भने उहाँले हामीलाई कता जानुपर्ने हो बताउनुहुन्छ।” 9 शाऊलले आफ्ना नोकरलाई भने, “त्यो असल सुझाव हो! हामी जाऔं!” यसरी तिनीहरू शहरमा गए जहाँ परमेश्वरका मानिस थिए। 11 शाऊल र तिनका नोकर पहाड उक्लँदै शहरतिर जाँदै थिए। तिनीहरूले केही जवान स्रीहरूलाई बाटोमा भेंटे जो पानी भर्न आएका थिइन्। शाऊल र तिनका नोकरले ती ठिटीहरूलाई सोधे, “के दर्शी घरैमा हुनुहुन्छ?” (प्राचीन समयमा अगमवक्तालाई “दर्शी” भन्थे।) 12 ठिटीहरूले जवाफ दिए, “ज्यू, उहाँ हुनुहुन्छ। उहाँ तपाईंहरू भन्दा अघि जादै हुनहुन्छ। उहाँ आजै शहरमा आउँनुभयो। मानिसहरूले भेला भएर उच्च स्थानहरूमा मेलबलि चढाउने भएका छन्। 13 कृपया जानुहोस् र उहाँलाई शहरमा भेट्नुहुन्छ। यदि तपाईंहरूले चाँडो गर्नुभयो भने उहाँ दर्शीलाई आराधनालयमा खान जानुभन्दा पहिले भेटिहाल्नुहुन्छ। किनभने दर्शीले बलिदानलाई आशीर्वाद दिनुपर्छ। मानिसहरूले उहाँ त्यहाँ नपुगञ्जेल भोजन ग्रहण गर्दैनन्। यसकारण चाडो जानुहोस्।” 14 शाऊल र तिनका नोकर शहर पुग्न पहाडको बाटो उक्लन थाले। जस्तो तिनीहरू शहरभित्र पस्दै थिए, त्यस्तै शमूएल उनीहरूका अघिल्तिर देखा परे। शमूएल आराधना स्थानतिर जानलाग्दै थिए। 15 एक दिन अगाडि परमप्रभुले शमूएललाई भन्नुभएको थियो, 16 “भोलि म यही समय पारेर एउटा मानिसलाई तँ कहाँ पठाउनेछु। यो मानिस बिन्यामिनी कुलको सदस्य हो। तैंले त्यसलाई अभिषेक गरिदिनुपर्छ। त्यसपछि त्यो मानिस मेरा इस्राएली मानिसहरूका प्रमुख हुनेछ। त्यस मानिसले हाम्रा मानिसहरूलाई पलिश्तीहरूबाट बचाउँने छ। मैले मेरा मानिसहरूको कष्ट देखे र रोदन सुनेकोछु।” 17 शमूएलले शाऊललाई देखे अनि परमप्रभुले भन्नु भयो, “मैले तँलाई भनेको मानिस यही हो। यसैले नै मेरो मानिसहरूलाई शासन गर्नेछ।” 18 शाऊलले मूल-द्वारमा शमूएल कहाँ आएर भने, “कृपया दर्शी कहाँ हुनुहुन्छ, बताइ दिनुहुन्छ कि?” 19 शमूएलले भने, “म नै दर्शी हुँ। म भन्दा पहिले नै आराधनाको ठाउँमा जाऊ। तिमी र तिम्रा सेवकले आज मसित खाना खानेछौ। म तिमीलाई भोलि बिहान घर जानदिनेछु र जे सोध्नु छ बिहानै सोध्नु। 20 ती गधाहरूको चिन्ता नगर जो तीन दिन पहिले हराएका थिए। ती गधाहरू फेला परिसकेका छन्। अब तिमीलाई सारा इस्राएलले नै खोजिरहेकोछ। तिनीहरूले तिमी र तिम्रा पिताका परिवारलाई नै चाहान्छन्।” 21 शाऊलले जवाफ दिए, “तर म त बिन्यामिनी कुलको सदस्य हुँ। हाम्रो परिवार इस्राएलको सबै भन्दा सानो परिवार समूह हो। त्यस माथि पनि बिन्यामिनी कुलभित्र पनि हाम्रो परिवार समूह सबैभन्दा सानो छ। तपाई किन भन्नुहुन्छ कि इस्राएलले मलाई चाहन्छ?” 22 त्यसपछि शमूएलले शाऊल र तिनका नोकरलाई भोजनालयतिर लिएर गए। लगभग तीस जना मानिसहरू एकसाथ खाना खान र बलिदानमा भाग गर्न निम्त्याइएका थिए। शमूएलले शाऊल र तिनका नोकरलाई महात्वपूर्ण स्थानमा बसाए। 23 शमूएलले भान्सेलाई भने, “जो मैले तिमीलाई दिएको थिए त्यो मासु ल्याउनु। त्यो मासुको अंश मैले तिमीलाई सुरक्षित राख्न भनेंको थिएँ।” 24 भान्सेले फिला ल्यायो अनि शाऊलको अघि टेबलमा राख्यो। शमूएलले भने, “यो त्यही मासु हो जुन मैले तिम्रो निम्ति सुरक्षित राखेको थिएँ। यो खाऊ कारण यो यस्तै विशेष दिनको निम्ति तिम्रो सम्मानको लागि सुरक्षित राखेको थियो।” यसरी त्यस दिन शाऊलले शमूएलसंगै खाना खाए। 25 खाना खाइसके पछि आराधनालयबाट झर्दै तिनीहरू शहरतिर लागे। शमूएलले शाऊलका निम्ति कौसीमा ओछ्यान लगाए शाऊल त्यहीं सुतें। 26 भोलिपल्ट बिहानै शमूएलले शाऊललाई उठाउँदै भनें, “उठ, म तिमीलाई बाटो देखाइदिन्छु।” शाऊल उठे अनि शमूएलकासाथ घरबाट बाहिरिए। 27 शहरको किनारतिर शाऊल, तिनका नोकर र शमूएल अघि बढदै थिए। शमूएलले शाऊललाई भने, “तपाईंको नोकरलाई हामी भन्दा अघि हिडनु भन्नुहोस्। मैले तपाईंलाई परमेश्वरको संदेश सुनाउन बाँकी नै छ।” नोकर तिनीहरू भन्दा केही अघि हिंड्न थाल्यो।