וַיִּקַּ֤ח שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶת־שָׁא֣וּל וְאֶֽת־נַעֲר֔וֹ וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם לִשְׁכָּ֑תָה וַיִּתֵּ֨ן לָהֶ֤ם מָקוֹם֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הַקְּרוּאִ֔ים וְהֵ֖מָּה כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אִֽישׁ׃
撒母耳領掃羅和他的僕人進入宴席的廳堂，讓他們坐在被邀請的人中間首位；被邀請的約有三十人。
Gur Aryeh
Ten male donkeys. See Rashi. The donkeys were a hint that in selling him the ten brothers were like mere beasts of burden, fulfilling someone else’s purposes uncomprehendingly. That is, Hashem had used them to bring about this salvation.