And the Lord told Sam-u-el to choose a king for them.
Now there was a man whose name was Kish, and he had a son whose name was Saul, a tall young man of fine form and good looks.
And the ass-es of Kish were lost. And he said to Saul, his son, Take one of the men with you, and go find the ass-es.
And they went a long way and could not find them. And Saul said to the man with him, Come, let us go back, lest my fath-er think we are lost.
THE STONE OF HELP.
And the man said to Saul, There is a man of God here, and what he says is sure to come to pass. It may be that he can tell us what we ought to do Saul said, Thy word is good; come, let us go. And they went to the town where Sam-u-el, the man of God, was. And they met him on their way.
And the Lord made it known to Sam-u-el that this was the man he should choose to reign in Is-ra-el.
And Saul drew near to Sam-u-el, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.