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And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his slaves.

And he will take your male slaves, and your female slaves, and your goodliest young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.

He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his slaves.

And Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go every man to his city.

And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a young and goodly man: and there was not among the sons of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

And the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the attendants with you, and arise, go seek the donkeys.

When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his attendant that was with him, Come, and let us return, or else my father will leave off caring for the donkeys, and be anxious for us.

Then Saul said to his attendant, But, look, if we go, what shall 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 do we have?

Then said Saul to his attendant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went to the city where the man of God was.

And Samuel took Saul and his attendant, and brought them into the guest-chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among those that were bidden, who were about thirty persons.

Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not that Yahweh has anointed you to be leader over his inheritance?

And it was so, that, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.

And Saul's uncle said to him and to his attendant, Where did you go? And he said, To seek the donkeys; and when we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel.

And Saul said to his uncle, He told us plainly that the donkeys were found. But concerning the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spoke, he didn't tell him.

And they ran and fetched him from there; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Yahweh. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

And Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the host, whose hearts God had touched.

But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

And the Spirit of God came mightily on Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was greatly kindled.

And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whoever does not come forth after Saul and after Samuel, so it shall be done to his oxen. And the dread of Yahweh fell on the people, and they came out as one man.