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And the men of Kirjath-jearim came and brought up the ark of Jehovah, and brought it to the house of Abinadab, in the hill. And they sanctified his son Eleazar to keep the ark of Jehovah.

And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

And he returned to Ramah, for his house was there. And there he judged Israel; and he built an altar to Jehovah there.

And it happened when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.

And the name of his first-born was Joel, and the name of his second, Abiah, judges in Beer-sheba.

And his sons did not walk in his ways, and turned aside after dishonest gain, and took a bribe, and perverted judgment.

And he said, This is the privilege of the king who shall reign over you. He shall take your sons and shall appoint them for himself among his chariots, and among his horsemen. And they shall run before his chariots.

And he will appoint for himself heads of thousands, and heads of fifties; and to plow his plowing, and to reap his reaping; and to make weapons for war for him, and weapons for his charioteer.

And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards, the best, and give them to his servants.

And he will tithe your seed and your vineyards, and will give them to his eunuchs and to his servants.

And he will take your male slaves and your slave-girls, and the best of your young men, and your asses, and will use them for his own work.

And Jehovah said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and you shall cause a king to reign over them. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Each of you go to his city.

And there was a man of Benjamin, and his name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath the son of Aphiah, a man of Benjamin, a mighty warrior.

And he had a young and handsome son, and his name was Saul. And there was not a man among the sons of Israel more handsome than he, being taller than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.

And the asses of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to his son Saul, Please take with you one of the young men, and rise up, go seek the asses.

And they came to the land of Zuph, and Saul said to his young man with him, Come and we shall turn back, lest my father give up the asses and become anxious for us.

And Saul said to his young man, Yea, behold, we will go. But what will we bring in to the man? For the bread from our vessels is gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What is with us?

And Saul said to his young man, Your word is good; come and we shall go. And they went into the city where the man of God was .

At this time tomorrow I will send to you a man out of the land of Benjamin. And you shall anoint him for the leader over My people Israel. And he shall save My people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have seen My people, for his cryhas come to Me.

And Samuel took Saul and his young man and brought them into the room, and gave to them a place at the head of the invited ones. And they were about thirty men.