When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?
When thou art departed from me today. The design of these specific predictions of what should be met with on the way, and the number and minuteness of which would arrest attention, was to confirm Saul's reliance on the prophetic character of Samuel, and lead him to give full credence to what had been revealed to him as the word of God (see the notes at 1 Samuel 2:34: cf. 1 Kings 13:3; 2 Kings 19:29; Isaiah 7:2; Jeremiah 44:29).
Rachel's sepulchre - near Beth-lehem (see the note at Genesis 35:16).
'After the allotment of the country to the several tribes, the territory of the Benjamites was extended by a long strip far into the south, to include the sepulchre of their beloved ancestress' (Stanley, 'Jewish Church,' p. 72).
Zelzah - in the neighbourhood of these places; but the exact site is unknown. Zelzah (i:e., shade, rejoicing) was a different place from Zela' (a rib or side).