the smell of the food was heavenly, and his ears were far less interested in words than his stomach was in meat. When he saw that Samuel seemed finished at last, Saul tore into the meat with relish, and washed it all down with some of the finest wine he had ever tasted. He hardly looked up from the meat and the wine to see the bemused faces of those who were sharing the table, and if he heard the cluck-clucking comments about his ravenous devouring of the meal, he cared not at all.
But the excitement and wonder and confusion of the day finally sapped Saul’s remaining strength, and he longed for sleep. The meal at last ended, and Samuel sent all the guests to their homes, while he led Saul and Joseph down from the high place into the city. A bed had been prepared for Saul alone on the roof of Samuel’s own house, since the night was hot, and the roof tended to catch the breezes from the great sea, if any were to stir. Saul lay down and fell instantly asleep as though he were dead. Joseph was also given a palette for sleeping in another part of the house, while Samuel retired alone to his room. But he was not tired but agitated.
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