Saul answered, Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? why then speak you to me after this manner?
Samuel gave preference to Saul by inviting him to go up before him to the high place (1 Samuel 9:19). Samuel promised Saul that not only his lost donkeys but all that was desirable in Israel would soon come into his possession (1 Samuel 9:20). Saul’s humble response to Samuel was admirable (1 Samuel 9:21; cf. Exodus 3:11; Exodus 4:10; Jeremiah 1:6).