9There 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.H376H1144H8034H7027H1121H22H1121H6872H1121H1064H1121H647H1145H1368H376H24282And he had a choice and handsome son whose name was Saul. There was not a more handsome person than he among the children of Israel. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.H1121H8034H7586H970H2896H1121H3478H2896H376H7926H4605H1364H59713Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to his son Saul, "Please, take one of the servants with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys."H860H7027H7586H1H6H7027H559H7586H1121H3947H259H5288H6965H3212H1245H8604So he passed through the mountains of Ephraim and through the land of Shalisha, but they did not find them. Then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there. Then he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they did not find them.H5674H2022H669H5674H776H8031H4672H5674H776H8171H5674H776H1145H46725When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, "Come, let us return, lest my father cease caring about the donkeys and become worried about us."H935H776H6689H7586H559H5288H3212H7725H1H2308H860H16726And he said to him, "Look now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honorable man; all that he says surely comes to pass. So let us go there; perhaps he can show us the way that we should go."H559H5892H376H430H3513H376H1696H935H935H3212H5046H1870H19807Then Saul said to his servant, "But look, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread in our vessels is all gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"H559H7586H5288H3212H935H376H3899H235H3627H8670H935H376H4308And the servant answered Saul again and said, "Look, I have here at hand one fourth of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way."H5288H6030H7586H3254H559H4672H3027H7253H8255H3701H5414H376H430H5046H18709(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he spoke thus: "Come, let us go to the seer"; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.)H6440H3478H376H3212H1875H430H559H3212H3212H7200H3117H5030H6440H7121H720010Then Saul said to his servant, "Well said; come, let us go." So they went to the city where the man of God was.H1697H7586H5288H2896H559H3212H3212H3212H5892H376H43011As they went up the hill to the city, they met some young women going out to draw water, and said to them, "Is the seer here?"H5927H4608H5892H4672H5291H3318H7579H4325H559H3426H720012And they answered them and said, "Yes, there he is, just ahead of you. Hurry now; for today he came to this city, because there is a sacrifice of the people today on the high place.H6030H559H3426H6440H4116H935H3117H5892H2077H5971H3117H111613"As soon as you come into the city, you will surely find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. For the people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; afterward those who are invited will eat. Now therefore, go up, for about this time you will find him."H935H5892H3651H4672H5927H1116H398H5971H398H935H1288H2077H310H3651H398H7121H5927H3117H467214So they went up to the city. As they were coming into the city, there was Samuel, coming out toward them on his way up to the high place.H5927H8432H5892H935H5892H8050H3318H7125H5927H111615Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear the day before Saul came, saying,H3068H1540H8050H241H259H3117H6440H7586H935H55916"Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him commander over My people Israel, that he may save My people from the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to me."H4279H6256H7971H376H776H1144H4886H5057H5971H3478H3467H5971H3027H6430H7200H5971H6818H93517And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, "There he is, the man of whom I spoke to you. This one shall reign over My people."H8050H7200H7586H3068H6030H376H559H6113H597118Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, "Please tell me, where is the seer's house?"H7586H5066H8050H8432H8179H559H5046H335H7200H100419And Samuel answered Saul and said, "I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today; and tomorrow I will let you go and will tell you all that is in your heart.H8050H6030H7586H559H7200H5927H6440H1116H398H3117H1242H7971H5046H382420"But as for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not be anxious about them, for they have been found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on you and on all your father's house?"H860H6H7969H3117H3117H7760H3820H4672H2532H3478H1H100421And Saul answered and said, "Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak like this to me?"H7586H6030H559H1145H6996H7626H3478H4940H6810H4940H7626H1144H1696H169722Now Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them into the hall, and had them sit in the place of honor among those who were invited; there were about thirty persons.H8050H3947H7586H5288H935H3957H5414H7218H4725H7121H7970H37623And Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, 'Set it apart.'"H8050H559H2876H5414H4490H5414H559H776024So the cook took up the thigh with its upper part and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, "Here it is, what was kept back. It was set apart for you. Eat; for until this time it has been kept for you, since I said I invited the people." So Saul ate with Samuel that day.H2876H7311H7785H7760H6440H7586H559H7604H7760H6440H398H4150H8104H559H7121H5971H7586H398H8050H311725When they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the top of the house.H3381H1116H5892H1696H7586H140626They arose early; and it was about the dawning of the day that Samuel called to Saul on the top of the house, saying, "Get up, that I may send you on your way." And Saul arose, and both of them went outside, he and Samuel.H7925H5927H7837H8050H7121H7586H1406H559H6965H7971H7586H6965H3318H8147H8050H235127As they were going down to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go on ahead of us." And he went on. "But you stand here awhile, that I may announce to you the word of God."H3381H7097H5892H8050H559H7586H559H5288H5674H6440H5674H5975H3117H8085H1697H430
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