Donkeys constituted a significant part of someone’s wealth at the time. They were used for transport as well as in farming,1 and they would often go astray in their search for food.2 Most probably the head or chief servant was sent with Saul to find the donkeys, perhaps even Ziba (2 Samuel 9:9; 2 Samuel 19:17).3
3 Les ânesses de Kis, père de Saül, s'égarèrent; et Kis dit à Saül, son fils: Prends avec toi l'un des serviteurs, lève-toi, va, et cherche les ânesses.