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21 And Saul answered and said, “(A)Am I not a Benjamite, of (B)the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the [a]tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak to me in this way?”

22 Then Samuel took Saul and his young man and brought them into the chamber and gave them a place at the head of those who were invited, who were about thirty men. 23 And Samuel said to the cook, “[b]Bring the portion that I gave you, concerning which I said to you, ‘Set it [c]aside.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 9:21 As in some ancient versions; Heb tribes
  2. 1 Samuel 9:23 Lit Give
  3. 1 Samuel 9:23 Lit with you