King James Version (KJV) With Strong Codes

1. Now there was[H1961] a man[H376] of Benjamin,[H4480] [H1144] whose name[H8034] was Kish,[H7027] the son[H1121] of Abiel,[H22] the son[H1121] of Zeror,[H6872] the son[H1121] of Bechorath,[H1064] the son[H1121] of Aphiah,[H647] a Benjamite,[H1145] a mighty man[H1368] of power.[H2428]

2. And he had[H1961] a son,[H1121] whose name[H8034] was Saul,[H7586] a choice young man,[H970] and a goodly:[H2896] and there was not[H369] among the children[H4480] [H1121] of Israel[H3478] a goodlier[H2896] person[H376] than[H4480] he: from his shoulders[H4480] [H7926] and upward[H4605] he was higher[H1364] than any[H4480] [H3605] of the people.[H5971]

3. And the asses[H860] of Kish[H7027] Saul's[H7586] father[H1] were lost.[H6] And Kish[H7027] said[H559] to[H413] Saul[H7586] his son,[H1121] Take[H3947] now[H4994] [H853] one[H259] of the servants[H4480] [H5288] with[H854] thee, and arise,[H6965] go[H1980] seek[H1245] [H853] the asses.[H860]

4. And he passed through[H5674] mount[H2022] Ephraim,[H669] and passed through[H5674] the land[H776] of Shalisha,[H8031] but they found[H4672] them not:[H3808] then they passed through[H5674] the land[H776] of Shalim,[H8171] and there they were not:[H369] and he passed through[H5674] the land[H776] of the Benjamites,[H1145] but they found[H4672] them not.[H3808]

5. And when they[H1992] were come[H935] to the land[H776] of Zuph,[H6689] Saul[H7586] said[H559] to his servant[H5288] that[H834] was with[H5973] him, Come,[H1980] and let us return;[H7725] lest[H6435] my father[H1] leave[H2308] caring for[H4480] the asses,[H860] and take thought[H1672] for us.

6. And he said[H559] unto him, Behold[H2009] now,[H4994] there is in this[H2063] city[H5892] a man[H376] of God,[H430] and he is an honorable[H3513] man;[H376] all[H3605] that[H834] he saith[H1696] cometh surely to pass:[H935] [H935] now[H4994] let us go[H1980] thither;[H8033] peradventure[H194] he can show[H5046] us[H853] our way[H1870] that[H834] [H5921] we should go.[H1980]

7. Then said[H559] Saul[H7586] to his servant,[H5288] But, behold,[H2009] if we go,[H1980] what[H4100] shall we bring[H935] the man?[H376] for[H3588] the bread[H3899] is spent[H235] in our vessels,[H4480] [H3627] and there is not[H369] a present[H8670] to bring[H935] to the man[H376] of God:[H430] what[H4100] have we?

8. And the servant[H5288] answered[H6030] [H853] Saul[H7586] again,[H3254] and said,[H559] Behold,[H2009] I have here[H4672] at 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[H853] our way.[H1870]

9. (Formerly[H6440] in Israel,[H3478] when a man[H376] went[H1980] to inquire[H1875] of God,[H430] thus[H3541] he spoke,[H559] Come,[H1980] and let us go[H1980] to[H5704] the seer:[H7200] for[H3588] he that is now[H3117] called a Prophet[H5030] was formerly[H6440] called[H7121] a Seer.)[H7200]

10. Then said[H559] Saul[H7586] to his servant,[H5288] Well[H2896] said;[H1697] come,[H1980] let us go.[H1980] So they went[H1980] unto[H413] the city[H5892] where[H834] [H8033] the man[H376] of God[H430] was.

11. And as they[H1992] went up[H5927] the hill[H4608] to the city,[H5892] they[H1992] found[H4672] young maidens[H5291] going out[H3318] to draw[H7579] water,[H4325] and said[H559] unto them, Is[H3426] the seer[H7200] here?[H2088]

12. And they answered[H6030] them, and said,[H559] He is;[H3426] behold,[H2009] he is before[H6440] you: make haste[H4116] now,[H6258] for[H3588] he came[H935] today[H3117] to the city;[H5892] for[H3588] there is a sacrifice[H2077] of the people[H5971] today[H3117] in the high place: [H1116]

13. As soon as ye be come[H935] into the city,[H5892] ye shall straightway[H3651] find[H4672] him, before[H2962] he go up[H5927] to the high place[H1116] to eat:[H398] for[H3588] the people[H5971] will not[H3808] eat[H398] until[H5704] he come,[H935] because[H3588] he[H1931] doth bless[H1288] the sacrifice;[H2077] and afterwards[H310] [H3651] they eat[H398] that be bidden.[H7121] Now[H6258] therefore get you up;[H5927] for[H3588] about this time[H3117] ye shall find[H4672] him.

14. And they went up[H5927] into the city:[H5892] and when they[H1992] were come[H935] into[H8432] the city,[H5892] behold,[H2009] Samuel[H8050] came out[H3318] against[H7125] them, for to go up[H5927] to the high place.[H1116]

15. Now the LORD[H3068] had told[H1540] Samuel[H8050] in[H854] his ear[H241] 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[H4480] [H776] of Benjamin,[H1144] and thou shalt anoint[H4886] him to be captain[H5057] over[H5921] my people[H5971] Israel,[H3478] that he may save[H3467] [H853] my people[H5971] out of the hand[H4480] [H3027] of the Philistines:[H6430] for[H3588] I have looked upon[H7200] [H853] my people,[H5971] because[H3588] their cry[H6818] is come[H935] unto me.[H413]

17. And when Samuel[H8050] saw[H7200] [H853] Saul,[H7586] the LORD[H3068] said[H6030] unto him, Behold[H2009] the man[H376] whom[H834] I spoke[H559] to[H413] thee of! this same[H2088] shall reign[H6113] over my people.[H5971]

18. Then Saul[H7586] drew near[H5066] to[H853] Samuel[H8050] in[H8432] the gate,[H8179] and said,[H559] Tell[H5046] me, I pray thee,[H4994] where[H335] [H2088] the seer's[H7200] house[H1004] is.

19. And Samuel[H8050] answered[H6030] [H853] Saul,[H7586] and said,[H559] I[H595] am the seer:[H7200] go up[H5927] before[H6440] me unto the high place;[H1116] for ye shall eat[H398] with[H5973] me today,[H3117] and tomorrow[H1242] I will let thee go,[H7971] and will tell[H5046] thee all[H3605] that[H834] is in thine heart.[H3824]

20. And as for thine asses[H860] that were lost[H6] three[H7969] days[H3117] ago,[H3117] set[H7760] not[H408] [H853] thy mind[H3820] on them; for[H3588] they are found.[H4672] And on whom[H4310] is all[H3605] the desire[H2532] of Israel?[H3478] Is it not[H3808] on thee, and on all[H3605] thy father's[H1] house?[H1004]

21. And Saul[H7586] answered[H6030] and said,[H559] Am not[H3808] I[H595] a Benjamite,[H1145] of the smallest[H4480] [H6996] of the tribes[H7626] of Israel?[H3478] and my family[H4940] the least[H6810] of all[H4480] [H3605] the families[H4940] of the tribe[H7626] of Benjamin?[H1144] wherefore[H4100] then speakest[H1696] thou so[H1697] [H2088] to[H413] me?

22. And Samuel[H8050] took[H3947] [H853] Saul[H7586] and his servant,[H5288] and brought[H935] them into the parlor,[H3957] and made them sit[H5414] in the chiefest[H7218] place[H4725] among them that were bidden,[H7121] which[H1992] were about thirty[H7970] persons.[H376]

23. And Samuel[H8050] said[H559] unto the cook,[H2876] Bring[H5414] [H853] the portion[H4490] which[H834] I gave[H5414] thee, of which[H834] I said[H559] unto[H413] thee, Set[H7760] it by[H5973] thee.

24. And the cook[H2876] took up[H7311] [H853] the shoulder,[H7785] and that which was upon[H5921] it, and set[H7760] it before[H6440] Saul.[H7586] And Samuel said,[H559] Behold[H2009] that which is left![H7604] set[H7760] it before[H6440] thee, and eat:[H398] for[H3588] unto this time[H4150] hath it been kept[H8104] for thee since I said,[H559] I have invited[H7121] the people.[H5971] So Saul[H7586] did eat[H398] with[H5973] Samuel[H8050] that[H1931] day.[H3117]

25. And when they were come down[H3381] from the high place[H4480] [H1116] into the city,[H5892] Samuel communed[H1696] with[H5973] Saul[H7586] upon[H5921] the top of the house.[H1406]

26. And they arose early:[H7925] and it came to pass[H1961] about the spring[H5927] of the day,[H7837] that Samuel[H8050] called[H7121] [H413] Saul[H7586] to the top of the house,[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, he[H1931] and Samuel,[H8050] abroad.[H2351]

27. And as they[H1992] were going down[H3381] to the end[H7097] of the city,[H5892] Samuel[H8050] said[H559] to[H413] Saul,[H7586] Bid[H559] the servant[H5288] pass on[H5674] before[H6440] us, (and he passed on,)[H5674] but stand thou still[H5975] [H859] a while,[H3117] that I may show[H8085] thee[H853] the word[H1697] of God.[H430]