8. “Go ahead of me to Gilgal. I will come down to you to offer whole burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. But you must wait seven days. Then I will come and tell you what to do.”
9. When Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart. All these signs came true that day.
10. When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, Saul met a group of prophets. The Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied with the prophets.
11. When people who had known Saul before saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, “What has happened to Kish’s son? Is even Saul one of the prophets?”
12. A man who lived there said, “Who is the father of these prophets?” So this became a famous saying: “Is even Saul one of the prophets?”
13. When Saul finished prophesying, he entered the place of worship.
14. Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where have you been?”Saul said, “We were looking for the donkeys. When we couldn’t find them, we went to talk to Samuel.”
15. Saul’s uncle asked, “Please tell me. What did Samuel say to you?”
16. Saul answered, “He told us the donkeys had already been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about his becoming king.
17. Samuel called all the people of Israel to meet with the Lord at Mizpah.
18. He said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I led Israel out of Egypt. I saved you from Egypt’s control and from other kingdoms that were troubling you.’
19. But now you have rejected your God. He saves you from all your troubles and problems, but you said, ‘No! We want a king to rule over us.’ Now come, stand before the Lord in your tribes and family groups.”