Saul & David's Rise

A tall young man named Saul walks down a dusty road. His father's donkeys ran away, and Saul has been looking for days. Nothing. His servant pulls his arm and points toward a nearby town. There is a prophet there. Maybe he can help us find them.

Saul meets Samuel face to face. But Yahweh already told Samuel this man was coming. Samuel gives Saul the best seat at the table. The next morning, Samuel takes a jar of oil and pours it over Saul's head. The oil runs down his face. Samuel speaks: Yahweh has chosen you to lead Israel.

Samuel gathers all the tribes at Mizpah. They use lots to find who Yahweh picked. The lot falls on the tribe of Benjamin. Then on Saul's family. Then on Saul himself. But Saul is nowhere. People look around, calling his name. Where is he? He is hiding.

1 Sam 9:1