Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. So Kish said to Saul his son, “Take one of the young men with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys.”
God raises the poor from dust to set them among princes, not by chance or human planning but by His own counsel. Saul steps into the throne from nothing, yet we find him first in the humblest errand, seeking his father's lost asses. His ready obedience to his father in this small thing is commendable, and it shows us that those entrusted with much should know the state of their possessions, and children should serve their parents' interests faithfully.
AI summary
Commenting on 1 Samuel 9:3-10
And the asses of Kish, Saul's father, were lost,.... Had got out of the stables or fields, in which they were kept, and strayed from thence: and Kish said to Saul his son, take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses; he chose not to send his servants only, who might not be so careful and diligent in searching...
the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul . . . arise, go seek the asses--The probability is that the family of Kish, according to the immemorial usage of Oriental shepherds in the purely pastoral regions, had let the animals roam at large during the grazing season, at the close of which messengers were despatched in search of them.