And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpeh; (10:17)

And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, [and] of them that oppressed you: (10:18)

And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye 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 (10:19)

And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken (10:20)

When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found (10:21)

Therefore they inquired of the Lord further, if the man should yet come thither. And the Lord answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff (10:22)

And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward (10:23)

And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that [there is] none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king (10:24)

Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, 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 (10:25)

And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched (10:26)

But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace (10:27)

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