² He had a son whose name was Saul, a ^(A)young and handsome man, and there was not a more handsome man than he among the sons of Israel; ^(B)from his shoulders and up he was taller than any of the people.

³ Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, had wandered off. So Kish said to his son Saul, “Now take with you one of the servants and arise, go search for the donkeys.” ⁴ So he passed through ^(C)the hill country of Ephraim and passed through the land of ^(D)Shalishah, but they did not find them. Then they passed through the land of ^(E)Shaalim, but they were not there. Then he passed through the land of the Benjaminites, but they did not find them.