When they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.

As Saul ¹  turned ²  to leave Samuel, God changed his inmost person. ³  All these signs happened on that very day.

Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.

Samuel said to the people, “Come on! Let’s go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”

Samuel said to all Israel, “I have done ¹  everything you requested. ²  I have given you a king. ³ 

When they arrived, Samuel ¹  noticed ²  Eliab and said to himself, ³  “Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king!” ⁴ 

The woman replied, “Who is it that I should bring up for you?” He said, “Bring up for me Samuel.”

After some time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, thinking, “I asked the Lord for him. ¹ 

Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli’s supervision. ¹  Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

The Lord said to Samuel, “Look! I am about to do something in Israel; ¹  when anyone hears about it, both of his ears will tingle.

So Samuel told him everything. He did not hold back anything from him. Eli ¹  said, “The Lord will do what he pleases.” ² 

Then the Lord again appeared in Shiloh, for it was in Shiloh that the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel ¹  through the word of the Lord. ² 

The Israelites said to Samuel, “Keep ¹  crying out to the Lord our ²  God so that he may save us ³  from the hand of the Philistines!”

Samuel took a stone and placed it between Mizpah and Shen. ¹  He named it Ebenezer, ²  saying, “Up to here the Lord has helped us.”

So the Philistines were defeated; they did not invade Israel again. The hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. ¹  Instead they said, “No! There will be a king over us!

When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said, ¹  “Here is the man that I told you about! He will rule over my people.”

As Saul approached Samuel in the middle of the gate, he said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.”

Samuel said to the cook, “Give me the portion of meat that I gave to you – the one I asked you to keep with you.”

Then the people said to Samuel, “Who were the ones asking, ‘Will Saul reign over us?’ Hand over those men so we may execute them!”