He was diligent in his father's service, even though that service meant a fruitless journey in search of some straying donkeys. As he was then fait…

And the asses of Kish, Saul's father, were lost
Had got out of the stables or fields, in which they were kept, and s…

Saul readily went to seek his father's asses. His obedience to his father was praiseworthy. His servant proposed that, since they were now at Ramah…