1 Samuel 10:17-27
Saul the King
17Then Samuel called the apeople together to Yahweh at Mizpah; 18and he said to the sons of Israel, “aThus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘I brought Israel up from Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ 19“But you ahave today rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have 1said, ‘No, but set a king over us!’ So now, btake your stand before Yahweh by your tribes and by your clans.”
20Thus Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. 21Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its families, and the Matrite family was taken. And Saul the son of Kish was taken; but they looked for him, and he could not be found. 22Therefore athey inquired further of Yahweh, “Has the man come here yet?” So Yahweh said, “Behold, he is hiding himself by the baggage.” 23So they ran and took him from there, and he stood among the people. And ahe was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him awhom Yahweh has chosen? Surely there is no one like him among all the people.” So all the people shouted and said, “1,bLong live the king!”
25Then Samuel spoke with the people about athe legal judgments of the kingdom and wrote them in the book and bplaced it before Yahweh. And Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his house. 26Saul also went ato his house at Gibeah; and the valiant men whose hearts God had touched went with him. 27But certain 1,avile men said, “How can this one save us?” And they despised him and bdid not bring him any present. But he kept silent.