1 Samuel 10:1

1 ^cThen Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head ^dand kissed him and said, “Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince¹ over ^ehis 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 heritage.

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Psalm 2:12
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

Deuteronomy 32:9
But the LORD’s portion is his people, Jacob his allotted heritage.

Psalm 78:71
from following the nursing ewes he brought him to shepherd Jacob his people, Israel his inheritance.

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