d bid them make haste
before he sat down to supper, for he had invited many guests to a feast,
and that he used to sit down before those that were invited. Now Samuel
had then gathered many together to feast with him on this very account;
for while he every day prayed to God to tell him beforehand whom he
would make king, he had informed him of this man the day before, for
that he would send him a certain young man out of the tribe of Benjamin
about this hour of the day; and he sat on the top of the house in
expectation of that time's being come. And when the time was completed,
he came down and went to supper; so he met with Saul, and God discovered
to him that this was he who should rule over them. Then Saul went up
to Samuel and saluted him, and desired him to inform him which was the
prophet's house; for he said he was a stranger and did not know it. When
Samuel had told him that he himself was the person, he led him in to
supper, and assured him that the asses were found which he had been
to seek, and that the greatest of good things were assured to him: he
replied, "I am too inconsiderable to hope for any such thing, and of
a tribe to small to have kings made out of it, and of a family smaller
than several other families; but thou tellest me this in jest, and
makest me an object of laughter, when thou discoursest with me of
greater matters than what I stand in need of." However, the prophet led
him in to the feast, and made him sit down, him and his servant that
followed him, above the other guests that were invited, which were
seventy in number [7] and he gave orders to the servants to set the
royal portion before Saul. And when the time of going to bed was come,
the rest rose up, and every one of them went home; but Saul staid with
the prophet, he and his servant, and slept with him.

2. Now as soon as it was day, Samuel raised up Saul out of his bed, and
conducted him homeward; and when he was out of the city, he desired him
to cause his servant to go before, but to stay behind himself, for that
he had somewhat to say to him when nobody else was present. Accordingly,
Saul sent away his servant that followed him; then did the prophet
take a vessel of oil, and poured it upon the head of the young man, and
kissed him, and said, "Be thou a king, by the ordination of God,
against the Philistines, and for avenging the Hebrews for what they have
suffered by them; of this thou shalt have a sign, which I would have
thee