20 So Samuel had all the tribes of Israel draw near,+ and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.+ 21 Then he had the tribe of Benjamin draw near by its families, and the family of the Matʹrites was selected. Finally Saul the son of Kish was selected.+ But when they went to look for him, he was nowhere to be found.

29 Of the Benʹja·min·ites, the brothers of Saul,+ there were 3,000, of whom the greater number had previously been guarding the interests of the house of Saul.