I Samuel 9:16
The Scripture
(16) To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Saul, a young and handsome Benjamite, went searching for his father's lost donkeys and was led by his servant to consult the seer Samuel in the land of Zuph. Samuel had been forewarned by the LORD of Saul's coming and told him the donkeys were found, then privately anointed him as prince over Israel.
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