¹⁷ And Samuel said, ^(A)“Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.

¹⁵ And he said to him, ^(A)“Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, ^(B)my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.”