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1Samuel 9
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Saul’s Search

9Now there was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor.H376H1144H8034H7027H1121H22H1121H6872H1121H1064H1121H647H1145H1368H376H2428 2And he had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and handsome [man,] and there was not a more handsome person than he among the sons of Israel; from his shoulders and up he was taller than any of the people.H1121H8034H7586H970H2896H1121H3478H2896H376H7926H4605H1364H5971 3Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. So Kish said to his son Saul, "Take now with you one of the servants, and arise, go search for the donkeys."H860H7027H7586H1H6H7027H559H7586H1121H3947H259H5288H6965H3212H1245H860 4And he passed through the hill country of Ephraim and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they did not find [them.] Then they passed through the land of Shaalim, but [they were] not [there.] Then he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they did not find [them.]H5674H2022H669H5674H776H8031H4672H5674H776H8171H5674H776H1145H4672 5When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, "Come, and let us return, lest my father cease [to be concerned] about the donkeys and become anxious for us."H935H776H6689H7586H559H5288H3212H7725H1H2308H860H1672 6And he said to him, "Behold now, there is a man of God in this city, and the man is held in honor; all that he says surely comes true. Now let us go there, perhaps he can tell us about our journey on which we have set out."H559H5892H376H430H3513H376H1696H935H935H3212H5046H1870H1980 7Then Saul said to his servant, "But behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is gone from our sack and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"H559H7586H5288H3212H935H376H3899H235H3627H8670H935H376H430 8And the servant answered Saul again and said, "Behold, I have in my hand a fourth of a shekel of silver; I will give [it] to the man of God and he will tell us our way."H5288H6030H7586H3254H559H4672H3027H7253H8255H3701H5414H376H430H5046H1870 9(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he used to say, "Come, and let us go to the seer"; for [he who is called] a prophet now was formerly called a seer.)H6440H3478H376H3212H1875H430H559H3212H3212H7200H3117H5030H6440H7121H7200 10Then Saul said to his servant, "Well said; come, let us go." So they went to the city where the man of God was.H1697H7586H5288H2896H559H3212H3212H3212H5892H376H430 11As they went up the slope to the city, they found young women going out to draw water, and said to them, "Is the seer here?"H5927H4608H5892H4672H5291H3318H7579H4325H559H3426H7200 12And they answered them and said, "He is; see, [he is] ahead of you. Hurry now, for he has come into the city today, for the people have a sacrifice on the high place today.H6030H559H3426H6440H4116H935H3117H5892H2077H5971H3117H1116 13"As soon as you enter the city you will 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 you will find him at once."H935H5892H3651H4672H5927H1116H398H5971H398H935H1288H2077H310H3651H398H7121H5927H3117H4672 14So they went up to the city. As they came into the city, behold, Samuel was coming out toward them to go up to the high place.H5927H8432H5892H935H5892H8050H3318H7125H5927H1116

God’s Choice for King

15Now a day before Saul's coming, the LORD had revealed [this] to Samuel saying,H3068H1540H8050H241H259H3117H6440H7586H935H559 16"About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over My people Israel; and he shall deliver My people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have regarded My people, because their cry has come to Me."H4279H6256H7971H376H776H1144H4886H5057H5971H3478H3467H5971H3027H6430H7200H5971H6818H935 17When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, "Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you! This one shall rule over My people."H8050H7200H7586H3068H6030H376H559H6113H5971 18Then Saul approached Samuel in the gate, and said, "Please tell me where the seer's house is."H7586H5066H8050H8432H8179H559H5046H335H7200H1004 19And 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 in the morning I will let you go, and will tell you all that is on your mind.H8050H6030H7586H559H7200H5927H6440H1116H398H3117H1242H7971H5046H3824 20"And as for your donkeys which were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father's household?"H860H6H7969H3117H3117H7760H3820H4672H2532H3478H1H1004 21And 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 to me in this way?"H7586H6030H559H1145H6996H7626H3478H4940H6810H4940H7626H1144H1696H1697 22Then Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them into the hall, and gave them a place at the head of those who were invited, who were about thirty men.H8050H3947H7586H5288H935H3957H5414H7218H4725H7121H7970H376 23And Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion that I gave you, concerning which I said to you, 'Set it aside.'"H8050H559H2876H5414H4490H5414H559H7760 24Then the cook took up the leg with what was on it and set [it] before Saul. And [Samuel] said, "Here is what has been reserved! Set [it] before you [and] eat, because it has been kept for you until the appointed time, since I said I have invited the people." So Saul ate with Samuel that day.H2876H7311H7785H7760H6440H7586H559H7604H7760H6440H398H4150H8104H559H7121H5971H7586H398H8050H3117 25When they came down from the high place into the city, [Samuel] spoke with Saul on the roof.H3381H1116H5892H1696H7586H1406 26And they arose early; and it came about at daybreak that Samuel called to Saul on the roof, saying, "Get up, that I may send you away." So Saul arose, and both he and Samuel went out into the street.H7925H5927H7837H8050H7121H7586H1406H559H6965H7971H7586H6965H3318H8147H8050H2351 27As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, "Say to the servant that he might go ahead of us and pass on, but you remain standing now, that I may proclaim the word of God to you."H3381H7097H5892H8050H559H7586H559H5288H5674H6440H5674H5975H3117H8085H1697H430


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