So Samuel listened to everything the people said and then reported it to the Lord.

Samuel replied, “If that is the case, then what is this sound of sheep in my ears and the sound of cattle that I hear?”

When the messengers went to Gibeah (where Saul lived) and informed the people of these matters, all the people wept loudly.

So Saul’s servants spoke these words privately to David. David replied, “Is becoming the king’s son-in-law something insignificant to you? I’m just a poor and lightly-esteemed man!”