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Saul becomes king

Saul becomes king is dated 1052–1050 BC in the Modern reckoning and 1095 BC in the Traditional. It is told in 1 Samuel 10:1. Saul is part of it.

Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?

1 Samuel 10:1 BSB
  1. a Hebrew; LXX “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over Israel? And you will rule over the LORD’s people and save them from their enemies around them. This will be the sign to you that the LORD has appointed you to be leader over His inheritance.

When did it happen?

Modern reckoning
1052–1050 BC
Traditional reckoning
1095 BC
How it's dated
the Bible's numbers

1 Samuel 13:1 is damaged in the Hebrew; Acts 13:21 gives Saul forty years.

Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.

Sources: Theographic event 155; Acts 13:21.

Where is it in the Bible?

Who was there, and where?

Which verses connect to 1 Samuel 10:1?

The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).

  1. 1 Samuel 16:1310 votes

    So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.

  2. Psalm 78:718 votes

    from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance.

  3. 1 Samuel 9:167 votes

    “At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”

  4. Psalm 2:126 votes

    Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

  5. Acts 13:215 votes

    Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.

  6. Deuteronomy 32:94 votes

    But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.

Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.