“And what did he tell you?” Saul's uncle asked.
The officials did come and question me about my meeting with the king, and I told them exactly what he had ordered me to say. They never spoke to me about the meeting again, since no one had heard us talking.
Later, Saul's uncle asked him, “Where have you been?” Saul answered, “Looking for the donkeys. We couldn't find them, so we went to talk with Samuel.”
Saul answered, “He told us the donkeys had been found.” But Saul didn't mention that Samuel had chosen him to be king.