ASV_Strong : 1 Samuel 9
1. Now there was a man[H376] of Benjamin[H1144], whose name[H8034] was Kish[H7027], the son[H1121] of Abiel[H22], the son[H1121] of Zeror[H6872], the son[H1121] of Becorath[H1064], the son[H1121] of Aphiah[H647], the son of a Benjamite[H1145], a mighty[H1368] man[H376] of valor[H2428].
2. And he had a son[H1121], whose name[H8034] was Saul[H7586], a young man[H970] and a goodly[H2896]: and there was not among the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478] a goodlier[H2896] person[H376] than he[H7926]: from his shoulders and upward[H4605] he was higher[H1364] than any of the people[H5971].
3. And the asses[H860] of Kish[H7027], Saul[H7586]'s father[H1], were lost[H6]. And Kish[H7027] said[H559] to Saul[H7586] his son[H1121], Take[H3947] now one[H259] of the servants[H5288] with thee[H6965], and arise, go[H3212] seek[H1245] the asses[H860].
4. And he passed through[H5674] the hill-country[H2022] of Ephraim[H669], and passed through[H5674] the land[H776] of Shalishah[H8031], but they found[H4672] them not[H5674]: then they passed through the land[H776] of Shaalim[H8171], and there they were not[H5674]: and he passed through the land[H776] of the Benjamites[H1145], but they found them not[H4672].
5. When they were come[H935] to the land[H776] of Zuph[H6689], Saul[H7586] said[H559] to his servant[H5288] that was with him[H3212], Come, and let us return[H7725], lest my father[H1] leave[H2308] off caring for the asses[H860], and be anxious for us[H1672].
6. And he said[H559] unto him[H5892], Behold now, there is in this city a man[H376] of God[H430], and he is a man[H376] that is held in honor[H3513]; all that he saith[H1696] cometh[H935] surely to pass[H935]: now let us go[H3212] thither[H5046]; peradventure he can tell us concerning our journey[H1870] whereon we go[H1980].
7. Then said[H559] Saul[H7586] to his servant[H5288], But[H3212], behold, if we go, what shall we bring[H935] the man[H376]? for the bread[H3899] is spent[H235] in our vessels[H3627], and there is not a present[H8670] to bring[H935] to the man[H376] of God[H430]: what have we?
8. And the servant[H5288] answered[H6030] Saul[H7586] again[H3254], and said[H559], Behold[H4672], I have in my hand[H3027] the fourth part[H7253] of a shekel[H8255] of silver[H3701]: that will I give[H5414] to the man[H376] of God[H430], to tell[H5046] us our way[H1870].
9. (Beforetime[H6440] in Israel[H3478], when a man[H376] went[H3212] to inquire[H1875] of God[H430], thus he said[H559], Come[H3212], and let us go[H3212] to the seer[H7200]; for he that is now[H3117] called a Prophet[H5030] was beforetime[H6440] called[H7121] a Seer[H7200].)
10. Then said[H1697] Saul[H7586] to his servant[H5288], Well[H2896] said[H559]; come[H3212], let us go[H3212]. So they went[H3212] unto the city[H5892] where the man[H376] of God was[H430].
11. As they went up[H5927] the ascent[H5927] to the city[H5892], they found[H4672] young maidens[H5291] going out[H3318] to draw[H7579] water[H4325], and said[H559] unto them[H3426], Is the seer here[H7200]?
12. And they answered[H6030] them[H559], and said, He is[H3426]; behold[H6440], he is before thee[H4116]: make haste now[H935], for he is come to-day[H3117] into the city[H5892]; for the people[H5971] have a sacrifice[H2077] to-day[H3117] in the high place[H1116]:
13. as soon as ye are come[H935] into the city[H5892], ye shall straightway[H3651] find[H4672] him[H5927], before he goeth up to the high place[H1116] to eat[H398]; for the people[H5971] will not eat[H398] until he come[H935], because he doth bless[H1288] the sacrifice[H2077]; and afterwards[H310] they eat[H398] that are bidden[H7121]. Now therefore get you up[H5927]; for at this time[H3117] ye shall find him[H4672].
14. And they went up[H5927] to[H7125] the city[H5892]; and as they came[H935] within the city[H5892], behold[H8050], Samuel came out[H3318] toward[H7125] them[H5927], to go up to the high place[H1116].
15. Now Jehovah[H3068] had revealed[H1540] unto[H241] Samuel[H8050] a[H259] day[H3117] before[H6440] Saul[H7586] came[H935], saying[H559],
16. Tomorrow[H4279] about this time[H6256] I will send[H7971] thee a man[H376] out of the land[H776] of Benjamin[H1144], and thou shalt anoint[H4886] him to be prince[H5057] over my people[H5971] Israel[H3478]; and he shall save[H3467] my people[H5971] out of the hand[H3027] of the Philistines[H6430]: for I have looked[H7200] upon my people[H5971], because their cry[H6818] is come unto me[H935].
17. And when Samuel[H8050] saw[H7200] Saul[H7586], Jehovah[H3068] said[H6030] unto him[H376], Behold, the man of whom I spake[H559] to thee[H6113]! this same shall have authority over my people[H5971].
18. Then Saul[H7586] drew near[H5066] to Samuel[H8050] in[H8432] the gate[H8179], and said[H559], Tell[H5046] me[H335], I pray thee, where the seer[H7200]'s house is[H1004].
19. And Samuel[H8050] answered[H6030] Saul[H7586], and said[H559], I am the seer[H7200]; go up[H5927] before[H6440] me unto the high place[H1116], for ye shall eat[H398] with me to-day[H3117]: and in the morning[H1242] I will let thee go[H7971], and will tell[H5046] thee all that is in thy heart[H3824].
20. And as for thine asses[H860] that were lost[H6] three[H7969] days[H3117] ago[H3117], set[H7760] not they mind[H3820] on them[H4672]; for they are found. And for whom is all that is desirable[H2532] in Israel[H3478]? Is it not for thee[H1], and for all thy father's house[H1004]?
21. And Saul[H7586] answered[H6030] and said[H559], Am not I a Benjamite[H1145], of the smallest[H6996] of the tribes[H7626] of Israel[H3478]? and my family[H4940] the least[H6810] of all the families[H4940] of the tribe[H7626] of Benjamin[H1144]? wherefore then speakest[H1696] thou to me after this manner[H1697]?
22. And Samuel[H8050] took[H3947] Saul[H7586] and his servant[H5288], and brought[H935] them into the guest-chamber[H3957], and made them sit[H5414] in the chiefest[H7218] place[H4725] among them that were bidden[H7121], who were about thirty[H7970] persons[H376].
23. And Samuel[H8050] said[H559] unto the cook[H2876], Bring[H5414] the portion[H4490] which I gave[H5414] thee[H559], of which I said unto thee[H7760], Set it by thee.
24. And the cook[H2876] took up[H7311] the thigh[H7785], and that which was upon it[H7760], and set it before[H6440] Saul[H7586]. And Samuel said[H559], Behold[H7604], that which hath been reserved! set[H7760] it before[H6440] thee and eat[H398]; because unto the appointed time[H4150] hath it been kept[H8104] for thee[H559], for I said, I have invited[H7121] the people[H5971]. So Saul[H7586] did eat[H398] with Samuel[H8050] that day[H3117].
25. And when they were come down[H3381] from the high place[H1116] into the city[H5892], he communed[H1696] with Saul[H7586] upon the housetop[H1406].
26. And they arose early[H7925]: and it came to pass about the spring[H5927] of the day[H7837], that Samuel[H8050] called[H7121] to Saul[H7586] on the housetop[H1406], saying[H559], Up[H6965], that I may send thee away[H7971]. And Saul[H7586] arose[H6965], and they went out[H3318] both[H8147] of them[H8050], he and Samuel, abroad[H2351].
27. As they were going down[H3381] at the end[H7097] of the city[H5892], Samuel[H8050] said[H559] to Saul[H7586], Bid[H559] the servant[H5288] pass on[H5674] before[H6440] us[H5674] (and he passed on), but stand[H5975] thou still first[H3117], that I may cause thee to hear[H8085] the word[H1697] of God[H430].
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