1 Samuel 10:17-24

Christian Standard Bible

Saul Received as King

¹⁷ Samuel summoned the people to the Lord at Mizpah^{(A) 18} and said to the Israelites, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says:^(B) ‘I brought Israel out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the power of the Egyptians and all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ ¹⁹ But today you have rejected your God,^(C) who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions. You said to him, ‘You^[a] must set a king over us.’^(D) Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and clans.”^(E)

²⁰ Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected. ²¹ Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the Matrite clan was selected.^[b] Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected.^(F) But when they searched for him, they could not find him. ²² They again inquired of the Lord,^(G) “Has the man come here yet?”

The Lord replied, “There he is, hidden among the supplies.”

²³ They ran and got him from there. When he stood among the people, he stood a head taller than anyone else.^{[c](H) 24} Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the Lord has chosen?^(I) There is no one like him among the entire population.”

And all the people shouted,^[d] “Long live the king!” ^(J)