Young’s Literal Translation

1 And Nahash the Ammonite cometh up, and encampeth against Jabesh-Gilead, and all the men of Jabesh say unto Nahash,

1 And Samuel taketh the vial of the oil, and poureth on his head, and kisseth him, and saith, `Is

1 And there is a man of Benjamin, and his name `is’ Kish, son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son

1 A son of a year `is’ Saul in his reigning, yea, two years he hath reigned over Israel, 2

1 And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Till when art thou mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning

1 And Samuel saith unto Saul, `Me did Jehovah send to anoint thee for king over His people, over Israel;

1 And the day cometh that Jonathan son of Saul saith unto the young man bearing his weapons, `Come, and