10 Samuel took the flask of oil,(A) poured it out on Saul’s head,(B) kissed him, and said, “Hasn’t the Lord anointed you(C) ruler over His inheritance?[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 10:1 LXX adds And you will reign over the Lord’s people, and you will save them from the hand of their enemies all around. And this is the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you ruler over his inheritance.

He said to his men, “I swear before the Lord: I would never do such a thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed.(A) I will never lift my hand against him, since he is the Lord’s anointed.”(B) With these words David persuaded[a] his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul.

Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.

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  1. 1 Samuel 24:7 Or restrained

14 David questioned him, “How is it that you were not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?”(A)

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16 For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood is on your own head(A) because your own mouth testified against you by saying, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed.’”

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