One day, a handsome young man and his servant are looking for his father's donkeys. They spend three days walking around the land of Ephraim when the servant suggests they consult a local seer/prophet.
They go to where the seer/prophet should be, but they cannot find. Eventually, they come across Samuel who identifies himself as the person for whom they search. Samuel tells the handsome man that "your donkeys have been found and by the way, let me anoint you as first king of Israel".
I like the first introduction to Saul. It has a "sword in the stone" feel to it. A young man is selected king and it feels that there is a lot of potential in him.
It quickly goes haywire. When he is officially selected as king in front of Israel, he is found hiding among the baggage and people immediately start asking questions about whether or not he can lead Israel.
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