1 Samuel 7:4
7:4 So the Israelites
removed the Baals and images of Ashtoreth. They served only the
Lord.
1 Samuel 11:8
11:8 When Saul counted them at Bezek, the Israelites were 300,000
strong and the men of Judah numbered 30,000.
1 Samuel 13:1
Saul Fails the Lord
13:1 Saul was [thirty] years old when he began to reign; he ruled over Israel for [forty] years.
1 Samuel 14:18
14:18 So Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring near the ephod,”
for he was at that time wearing the ephod.
1 Samuel 16:6
16:6 When they arrived, Samuel noticed Eliab and said to himself, “Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king!”
1 Samuel 16:8
16:8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel. But Samuel said, “The Lord has not chosen this one, either.”