8 The trees once went out to lanoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
Saul Anointed King
1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head and kissed him and said, “Has not the Lord wanointed you to be prince1 over his people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their surrounding enemies. And this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you to be prince2 over his xheritage.
12 And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was bhandsome. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him, for cthis is he.” 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord drushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.
10 But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?”
39 There Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. Then they sblew the trumpet, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”
6 So he arose and went into the house. And the young man poured the oil on his head, saying to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, I anoint you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel.
30 And his servants acarried him dead in a chariot from Megiddo and brought him to Jerusalem and bburied him in his own tomb. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father’s place.
