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1 Samuel 10:1

ESV Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head and kissed him and said, "Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince 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 prince over his heritage.
NIV Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, "Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance?
NASB Then Samuel took the flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, 'Has the Lord not anointed you as ruler over His inheritance?
CSB Samuel took the flask of oil, poured it out on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, "Hasn’t the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance?
NLT Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it over Saul’s head. He kissed Saul and said, 'I am doing this because the Lord has appointed you to be the ruler over Israel, his special possession.
KJV Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
NKJV Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him and said: “ Is it not because the Lord has anointed you commander over His inheritance?

What does 1 Samuel 10:1 mean?

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