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20 And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And [a]for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for thee, and for all thy father’s house? 21 And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the [b]tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou to me after this manner?

22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest-chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, who were about thirty persons.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 9:20 Or, on whom is all the desire of Israel? It is not on thee, and on all etc.?
  2. 1 Samuel 9:21 Hebrew tribes.