1Sa 10:17-24 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah ;

1 Samuel 10:17-24

Saul Publicly Chosen King

17 Now Samuel called the ^apeople together to the Lord at Mizpah; 18 and he said to the sons of Israel, “ ^bThis is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘I brought Israel up from Egypt, and I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the ^{▼▼Lit hand}power of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ 19 But today you ^dhave rejected your God, who saves you from all your catastrophes and your distresses; yet you have ^{▼▼As in several mss and ancient versions; MT said to Him}said, ‘No, but put a king over us!’ Now then, ^fpresent yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your ^{▼▼Or clans}groups of thousands.”

20 So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel forward; and the tribe of Benjamin was selected by lot. 21 Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin forward by its families, and the Matrite family was selected by lot. And Saul the son of Kish was selected by lot; but when they looked for him, he could not be found. 22 Therefore ^hthey inquired further of the Lord: “Has the man come here yet?” And the Lord said, “Behold, he is hiding himself among the baggage.” 23 So they ran and took him from there, and when he stood among the people, ⁱhe was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him ^jwhom 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
,} ^lLong live the king!”