1 Samuel 10:16-18

Good News Translation

¹⁶ “He told us that the animals had been found,” Saul answered—but he did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about his becoming king.

Saul Is Acclaimed as King

¹⁷ Samuel called the people together for a religious gathering at Mizpah ¹⁸ and said to them, “The Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘I brought you out of Egypt and rescued you from the Egyptians and all the other peoples who were oppressing you.