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Chapter 9
- 9:1
- Now there was a man of Benjamin,
whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of
Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
- 9:2
- And he had a son, whose name was
Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the
children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and
upward he was higher than any of the people.
- 9:3
- And the asses of Kish Saul's
father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the
servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
- 9:4
- And he passed through mount
Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them
not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were
not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found
them not.
- 9:5
- And when they were come to the
land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and
let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take
thought for us.
- 9:6
- And he said unto him, Behold now,
there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all
that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither;
peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.
- 9:7
- Then said Saul to his servant,
But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is
spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man
of God: what have we?
- 9:8
- And the servant answered Saul
again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a
shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our
way.
- 9:9
- (Beforetime in Israel, when a man
went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the
seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a
Seer.)
- 9:10
- Then said Saul to his servant,
Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man
of God was.
- 9:11
- And as they went up the hill to
the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said
unto them, Is the seer here?
- 9:12
- And they answered them, and said,
He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to
the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high
place:
- 9:13
- As soon as ye be come into the
city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place
to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth
bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now
therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.
- 9:14
- And they went up into the city:
and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against
them, for to go up to the high place.
- 9:15
- Now the LORD had told Samuel in
his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
- 9:16
- To morrow about this time I will
send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him
to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of
the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because
their cry is come unto me.
- 9:17
- And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD
said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall
reign over my people.
- 9:18
- Then Saul drew near to Samuel in
the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.
- 9:19
- And Samuel answered Saul, and
said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall
eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell
thee all that is in thine heart.
- 9:20
- And as for thine asses that were
lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And
on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy
father's house?
- 9:21
- And Saul answered and said, Am not
I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family
the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then
speakest thou so to me?
- 9:22
- And Samuel took Saul and his
servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the
chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty
persons.
- 9:23
- And Samuel said unto the cook,
Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it
by thee.
- 9:24
- And the cook took up the shoulder,
and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said,
Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this
time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the
people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.
- 9:25
- And when they were come down from
the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top
of the house.
- 9:26
- And they arose early: and it came
to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the
top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul
arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.
- 9:27
- And as they were going down to the
end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before
us, (and he passed on), but stand thou still a while, that I may shew
thee the word of God.
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