¹⁹ And Abner also spoke in the hearing of ^(A)Benjamin. Then Abner also went to speak in the hearing of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel and the whole house of Benjamin.

²⁹ of the sons of Benjamin, relatives of Saul, three thousand (until then ^(A)the greatest part of them had remained loyal to the house of Saul);

²⁰ And when Samuel had ^(A)caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen. ²¹ When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was chosen. And Saul the son of Kish was chosen. But when they sought him, he could not be found.