1Sa 10:17-24 | NASB1995 | STEP | Thereafter Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah ;

1 Samuel 10:17-24

Saul Publicly Chosen King

17 Thereafter Samuel called the ^apeople together to the Lord at Mizpah; 18 and he said to the sons of Israel, ^b“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I brought Israel up from Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the ^{▼▼ Lit hand}power of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ 19 “But you ^dhave today rejected your God, who delivers you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have ^{▼▼ So with several mss and versions; M.T. said to Him}said, ‘No, but set a king over us!’ Now therefore, ^fpresent yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your clans.”

20 Thus Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. 21 Then 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 when they looked for him, he could not be found. 22 Therefore ^gthey inquired further of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?” So the Lord said, “Behold, he is hiding himself by the baggage.” 23 So they ran and took him from there, and when he stood among the people, ^hhe was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him ⁱwhom the Lord has chosen? Surely there is no one like him among all the people.” So all the people shouted and said, ^{▼▼ Lit May the king live
,} ^k“Long live the king!”