15. “Tell me,” Saul’s uncle asked, “what did Samuel say to you? ”
16. Saul told him, “He assured us the donkeys had been found.” However, Saul did not tell him what Samuel had said about the matter of kingship.
17. Samuel summoned the people to the Lord at Mizpah
18. and said to the Israelites, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the power of the Egyptians and all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’
19. But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions. You said to Him, ‘You must set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and clans.”
20. Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.
21. Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the Matrite clan was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they searched for him, they could not find him.
22. They again inquired of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet? ”The Lord replied, “There he is, hidden among the supplies.”