וַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙ הָאֲתֹנ֔וֹת לְקִ֖ישׁ אֲבִ֣י שָׁא֑וּל וַיֹּ֨אמֶר קִ֜ישׁ אֶל־שָׁא֣וּל בְּנ֗וֹ קַח־נָ֤א אִתְּךָ֙ אֶת־אַחַ֣ד מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְק֣וּם לֵ֔ךְ בַּקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־הָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃
Nawala ang mga asnong babae ni Kis na ama ni Saul. At sinabi ni Kis kay Saul na kanyang anak, “Isama mo ang isa sa mga lingkod, at tumindig ka, humayo ka, at hanapin mo ang mga asno.”
Malbim
.And the asses of Kish were lost. And now, the verb "lost" is always connected with the letter mem, and here is is with the letter lamed, in order to teach us that they weren't truly lost, rather disappeared in that hour for the very reason of Kish the father of Saul, reasoning that he was the father of Saul so the asses were lost so that Saul would go to retrieve them.