²⁰ As for the donkeys^(A) you lost three days ago, do not worry about them; they have been found. And to whom is all the desire^(B) of Israel turned, if not to you and your whole family line?”

¹³ Now here is the king^(A) you have chosen, the one you asked^(B) for; see, the Lord has set a king over you.

⁵ They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king^(A) to lead^[a](B) us, such as all the other nations^(C) have.”

³ Now the donkeys^(A) belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go and look for the donkeys.”

² Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.^(A)

³ Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided^(A) for this holy temple:

¹⁵ But if you do not obey the Lord, and if you rebel against^(A) his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.

¹⁹ But the people refused^(A) to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want^(B) a king^(C) over us.

²⁰ As she was dying, the women attending her said, “Don’t despair; you have given birth to a son.” But she did not respond or pay any attention.