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Bible Reading for March 28

1 Samuel 8
[1] And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges
over Israel.
[2] Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second,
Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. [3] And his sons walked not in his
ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted
judgment. [4] Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together,
and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
[5] And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy
ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. [6] But the
thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And
Samuel prayed unto the LORD. [7] And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken
unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have
not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over
them. [8] According to all the works which they have done since the day
that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have
forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee. [9] Now
therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them,
and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. [10] And
Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a
king.
[11] And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over
you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his
chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
[12] And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over
fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and
to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots. [13] And
he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to
be bakers.
[14] And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards,
even the best of them, and give them to his servants. [15] And he will take
the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers,
and to his servants. [16] And he will take your menservants, and your
maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to
his work. [17] He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his
servants. [18] And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which
ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day. [19]
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said,
Nay; but we will have a king over us; [20] That we also may be like all the
nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight
our battles. [21] And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he
rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
[22] And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a
king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his
city.

1 Samuel 9
[1] Now there 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.
[2] And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a
goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person
than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the
people. [3] And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to
Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek
the asses. [4] And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the
land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the
land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of
the Benjamites, but they found them not. [5] And when they were come to the
land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us
return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.
[6] And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God,
and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now
let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.
[7] Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we
bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a
present to bring to the man of God: what have we? [8] And the servant
answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part
of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our
way.
[9] (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he
spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet
was beforetime called a Seer.)
[10] Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they
went unto the city where the man of God was. [11] And as they went up the
hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and
said unto them, Is the seer here? [12] And they answered them, and said, He
is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the
city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:
[13] As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him,
before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until
he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that
be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.
[14] And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city,
behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place. [15]
Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
[16] To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of
Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel,
that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have
looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me. [17] And when
Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to
thee of! this same shall reign over my people. [18] Then Saul drew near to
Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house
is.
[19] And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me
unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will
let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart. [20] And as for
thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for
they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee,
and on all thy father's house? [21] And Saul answered and said, Am not I a
Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least
of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou
so to me? [22] And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into
the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were
bidden, which were about thirty persons. [23] And Samuel said unto the
cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set
it by thee. [24] And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon
it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set
it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee
since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that
day. [25] And when they were come down from the high place into the city,
Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house. [26] And they arose
early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called
Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And
Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.
[27] And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to
Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou
still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.

1 Samuel 10
[1] 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?
[2] When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by
Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say
unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy
father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What
shall I do for my son?
[3] Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the
plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to
Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of
bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine: [4] And they will salute
thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their
hands.
[5] After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of
the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to
the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the
high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before
them; and they shall prophesy:
[6] And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy
with them, and shalt be turned into another man. [7] And let it be, when
these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for
God is with thee. [8] And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and,
behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to
sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till
I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.
[9] And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God
gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. [10] And
when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him;
and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. [11] And
it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he
prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is
this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
[12] And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father?
Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets? [13] And
when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. [14] And
Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he
said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came
to Samuel.
[15] And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto
you. [16] And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses
were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told
him not.
[17] And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh; [18]
And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I
brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the
Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed
you:
[19] And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of
all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay,
but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by
your tribes, and by your thousands. [20] And when Samuel had caused all the
tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
[21] When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their
families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was
taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found. [22] Therefore they
inquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the
LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff. [23] And they
ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was
higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. [24] And
Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that
there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted,
and said, God save the king. [25] Then Samuel told the people the manner of
the kingdom, 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.
[26] And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of
men, whose hearts God had touched.
[27] But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they
despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.

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