²⁰ Then Samuel had each tribe come forward, and the Lord picked the tribe of Benjamin. ²¹ Then Samuel had the families of the tribe of Benjamin come forward, and the family of Matri was picked out. Then the men of the family of Matri came forward,^[a] and Saul son of Kish was picked out. They looked for him, but when they could not find him, ²² they asked the Lord, “Is there still someone else?”

The Lord answered, “Saul is over there, hiding behind the supplies.”