New King James Version

1 Samuel 10:22-27 New King James Version (NKJV)

22. Therefore they inquired of the Lord further, “Has the man come here yet?”And the Lord answered, “There he is, hidden among the equipment.”

23. So they ran and brought him from there; and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.

24. And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?”So all the people shouted and said, “Long live the king!”

25. Then Samuel explained to the people the behavior of royalty, and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

26. And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and valiant men went with him, whose hearts God had touched.

27. But some rebels said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.