And Samuel said, Is it not true, even you, when you were little in your own eyes you became head of the tribes of Israel? And Jehovah anointed you for king over Israel.
And Samuel took the flask of oil and poured on his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because Jehovah has anointed you for a leader over His inheritance?
And Saul answered and said, Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my family is the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin. And why have you spoken to me according to this word?