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1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name [was] Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
2 And he had a son, whose name [was] Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and [there was] not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward [he was] higher than any of the people.
3 And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with you, and arise, go seek the asses.
4 And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found [them] not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and [there they were] not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found [them] not.
5 [And] when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that [was] with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave [caring] for the asses, and take thought for us.
6 And he said to him, Behold now, [there is] in this city a man of God, and [he is] a honorable man; all that he says comes surely to pass: now let us go there; perhaps he can show us our way that we should go.
7 Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, [if] we go, what will we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and [there is] not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?
8 And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: [that] will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.
9 (In times past in Israel, when a person went to enquire of God, they would say, Come, and let us go to the seer: for one that is now called a Prophet was previously called a Seer.)
10 Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went to the city where the man of God [was].
11 [And] as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, Is the seer here?
12 And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, [he is] before you: make haste now, for he came today to the city; for [there is] a sacrifice of the people today in the high place:
13 As soon as you be come into the city, you will straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he does bless the sacrifice; [and] afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time you will find him.
14 And they went up into the city: [and] when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place.
15 Now the LORD [Yahweh] had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
16 To morrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you will anoint him [to be] captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come to me.
17 And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD [Yahweh] said to him, Behold the man whom I spoke to you of! this same will reign over my people.
18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray you, where the seer's house [is].
19 And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I [am] the seer: go up before me to the high place; for you will eat with me to day, and tomorrow I will let you go, and will tell you all that [is] in your heart.
20 And as for your asses that were lost three days ago, do not worry about them; for they have been found. And on whom [is] all the desire of Israel? [Is it] not on you, and on all your father's house?
21 And Saul answered and said, [Am] not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? How can you speak like this to me?
22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which [were] about thirty persons.
23 And Samuel said to the cook, Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, Set it by you.
24 And the cook took up the shoulder, and [that] which [was] upon it, and set [it] before Saul. And [Samuel] said, Behold that which is left! set [it] before you, [and] eat: for to this time has it been kept for you since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
25 And when they were come down from the high place into the city, [Samuel] communed with Saul upon the top of the house.
26 And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send you away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.
27 [And] as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand you still a while, that I may show you the word of God.