1 Samuel 10:21

New Century Version

Samuel had them pass by in family groups, and Matri’s family was picked. Then he had each man of Matri’s family pass by, and Saul son of Kish was picked. But when they looked for Saul, they could not find him.

Cross References

Acts 13:21

Then the people asked for a king, so God gave them Saul son of Kish. Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin and was king for forty years.

1 Samuel 10:20

When Samuel gathered all the tribes of Israel, the tribe of Benjamin was picked.

1 Samuel 10:22

They asked the Lord, “Has Saul come here yet?” The Lord said, “Yes. He’s hiding behind the baggage.”

2 Samuel 3:19

Abner also said these things to the people of Benjamin. He then went to Hebron to tell David what the Benjaminites and Israel wanted to do.

Jonah 1:7

Then the men said to each other, “Let’s throw lots to see who caused these troubles to happen to us.” When they threw lots, the lot showed that the trouble had happened because of Jonah.

1 Samuel 9:2

Kish had a son named Saul, who was a fine young man. There was no Israelite better than he. Saul stood a head taller than any other man in Israel.

Proverbs 18:18

Throwing lots can settle arguments and keep the two sides from fighting.