15. Saul’s uncle said, “Tell me, then, what Samuel said to you.”
16. Saul said to his uncle, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul told him nothing about what Samuel had said about the kingship.
17. Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah
18. and addressed the Israelites: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: It was I who brought Israel up from Egypt and delivered you from the power of the Egyptians and from the power of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.
19. But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your evils and calamities, by saying, ‘No! You must appoint a king over us.’ Now, therefore, take your stand before the Lord according to your tribes and families.”
20. So Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.
21. Next he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by clans, and the clan of Matri was chosen, and finally Saul, son of Kish, was chosen. But when they went to look for him, he was nowhere to be found.
22. Again they consulted the Lord, “Is there still someone else to come forward?” The Lord answered: He is hiding among the baggage.