1 Samuel 10:17-27

17After this, SamuelH8050 summonedH6817 the peopleH5971 toH413 the LORDH3068 at MizpahH4709 18and saidH559 toH413 the IsraelitesH1121H3478, “This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, saysH559: ‘IH595 broughtH5927 IsraelH3478 up out of EgyptH4714, and I rescuedH5337 youH853 from the handsH3027 of the EgyptiansH4714H3027 and of allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 that oppressed youH3905.’

19But todayH3117 youH859 have rejectedH3988 your GodH430, whoH834H1931 savesH3467 you from allH3605 your troublesH7451 and afflictionsH6869, and you have saidH559 to Him, ‘NoH3588, setH7760 a kingH4428 over usH5921.’ Now thereforeH6258 present yourselvesH3320 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 by your tribesH7626 and clansH505.”

20Thus SamuelH8050 had allH3605 the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 come forwardH7126, and the tribeH7626 of BenjaminH1144 was selectedH3920. 21Then he had the tribeH7626 of BenjaminH1144 come forwardH7126 by its clansH4940, and the clanH4940 of MatriH4309 was selectedH3920.1 Finally, SaulH7586 sonH1121 of KishH7027 was selectedH3920. But when they looked for himH1245, they could notH3808 find himH4672. 22So againH5750 they inquiredH7592 of the LORDH3068, “Has the manH376 comeH935 hereH1988 yetH5750?”

And the LORDH3068 repliedH559, “BeholdH2009, he has hiddenH2244 himselfH1931 amongH413 the baggageH3627.”

23So they ranH7323 and broughtH3947 Saul, and when he stoodH3320 amongH8432 the peopleH5971, he was a headH7926H4605 tallerH1361 than anyH3605 of the othersH5971. 24SamuelH8050 saidH559 toH413 allH3605 the peopleH5971, “Do you seeH7200 the oneH834 the LORDH3068H3588 has chosenH977? There is no oneH369 like himH3644 among allH3605 the peopleH5971.”

And allH3605 the peopleH5971H559 shoutedH7321, “Long liveH2421 the kingH4428!”

25Then SamuelH8050 explainedH1696 toH413 the peopleH5971 the rightsH4941 of kingshipH4410. He wrote themH3789 on a scrollH5612 and laid it upH5117 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068. And SamuelH8050 sent allH3605 the peopleH5971 awayH7971, eachH376 to his own homeH1004.

26SaulH7586 alsoH1571 wentH1980 to his homeH1004 in GibeahH1390, and the men of valorH2428 whoseH834 heartsH3820 GodH430 had touchedH5060 wentH1980 with himH5973.

27But some worthlessH1100 menH1121 saidH559, “HowH4100 can thisH2088 man save usH3467?” So they despised himH959 and broughtH935 him noH3808 giftsH4503; but Saul remainedH1961 silentH2790 about it.2