Then came all the princes to Yirmeyahu, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.
Sha'ul's uncle said to him and to his servant, Where went you? He said, To seek the donkeys; and when we saw that they were not found, we came to Shemu'el.
Sha'ul said to his uncle, He told us plainly that the donkeys were found. But concerning the matter of the kingdom, of which Shemu'el spoke, he didn't tell him.