1 Samuel 10:17-27

17Thereafter Samuel called the 1people together to the Lord at Mizpah; 18and he said to the sons of Israel, “2Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I brought Israel up from Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the 3power of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ 19But you 4have today rejected your God, who delivers you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have 5said, ‘No, but set a king over us!’ Now therefore, 6present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your clans.”

20Thus Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. 21Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its families, and the Matrite family was taken. And Saul the son of Kish was taken; but when they looked for him, he could not be found. 22Therefore 7they inquired further of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?” So the Lord said, “Behold, he is hiding himself by the baggage.” 23So they ran and took him from there, and when he stood among the people, 8he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him 9whom the Lord has chosen? Surely there is no one like him among all the people.” So all the people shouted and said, “1011Long live the king!”

25Then Samuel told the people 12the ordinances of the kingdom, and wrote them in the book and 13placed it before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his house. 26Saul also went 14to his house at Gibeah; and the valiant men whose hearts God had touched went with him. 27But certain 1516worthless men said, “How can this one deliver us?” And they despised him and 17did not bring him any present. But he kept silent.