13. And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.
14. And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Where went you? And he said, To seek the donkeys: and when we saw that they were nowhere, we came to Samuel.
15. And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray you, what Samuel said unto you.
16. And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the donkeys were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he told him not.
17. And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpah;
18. And said unto the children of Israel, Thus says the LORD God of Israel,
19. And you have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and you have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.