1 Samuel 9:1–6
9 There was a Benjamite,z a man of standing,a whose name was Kishb son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bekorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. 2 Kish had a son named Saul, as handsomec a young man as could be foundd anywhere in Israel, and he was a head tallere than anyone else.
3 Now the donkeysf belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go and look for the donkeys.” 4 So he passed through the hillg country of Ephraim and through the area around Shalisha,h but they did not find them. They went on into the district of Shaalim, but the donkeysi were not there. Then he passed through the territory of Benjamin, but they did not find them.
5 When they reached the district of Zuph,j Saul said to the servant who was with him, “Come, let’s go back, or my father will stop thinking about the donkeys and start worryingk about us.”
6 But the servant replied, “Look, in this town there is a man of God;l he is highly respected, and everythingm he says comes true. Let’s go there now. Perhaps he will tell us what way to take.”