(Nathaneel passes angrily to right. Raddai advances.)
Raddai (cunningly):
Thou wilt anoint me, Samuel;
For lo, the Lord came unto me in the night watches,
Saying, Awake, awake, thou shalt be king of Israel.
(The brothers stare angrily at him.)
Samuel: The Lord rejects thee, for thou art a liar.
(The brothers double up with mirth. Raddai joins them, shaking his fist at Samuel. Ozem advances and bows meekly.)
Ozem:
For me, I would not be the king in Israel,
Except the Lord command.
Samuel (praying): Lord, give me light! (Then he motions Ozem away.) Thou art not the chosen one.