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Now 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
.
Now there was a Benjamite,
a
powerful
man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin
.
And he had a son ,
whose
name
was
Saul, a
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.
And he had a son named
Saul, choice
and handsome,
without
equal
among the Israelites—
a head
taller
than any of the people.
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
.
One
day
the donkeys
of Saul’s
father Kish
wandered
off
, and Kish said to his son Saul
, “
Take one of the servants and go look
for
the donkeys
. ”
And
he
passed through the hill -
country of Ephraim ,
and passed
through the land of Shalishah, but they
found
them
not :
then
they
passed
through the land
of Shaalim, and
there
they were not :
and
he
passed
through the land of the
Benjamites
, but
they found
them
not.
So
Saul
passed through the hill country of Ephraim and then
through the land of Shalishah, but did
not find
the
donkeys.
He
and
the
servant
went
through the region
of Shaalim, but
they were not there.
Then
they
went
through the land of Benjamin
, and
still
they did
not find
them
.
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
off
caring
for
the asses,
and be
anxious
for
us.
When they reached
the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant, “
Come, let us go
back
, or
my father will
stop
worrying
about
the donkeys
and start
worrying
about
us. ”
And
he
said
unto
him
, Behold
now
, there
is
in this city a man of God ,
and
he
is
a
man
that
is held
in
honor
; all
that
he saith
cometh
surely to pass :
now
let us go thither;
peradventure
he can
tell us concerning
our
journey
whereon
we
go.
“Look
, ”
said
the
servant
, “
in this city there
is
a man of God who
is highly
respected
; everything
he says
surely comes
to pass .
Let us go there
now.
Perhaps
he will
tell us which
way
to
go. ”
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?
“
If we do
go, ”
Saul
replied,
“
what can
we give
the man? For the bread in our packs
is
gone
, and there is no
gift
to take
to the man of God .
What do
we have
? ”
And
the servant answered Saul
again, and
said, Behold,
I have in my hand the
fourth
part
of
a shekel of silver :
that
will
I give to the man of God, to
tell us our way.
The servant answered him
again .
“Look
, ”
he
said, “
I have here
in my hand a quarter
shekel of silver .
I will
give it
to the man of God, and
he
will
tell us our way. ”
( Beforetime
in Israel, when
a man went
to inquire of God ,
thus
he
said
, Come, and
let us go to the seer ;
for he
that
is
now
called
a
Prophet was beforetime
called a
Seer.)
( Formerly
in Israel, a man on
his
way
to inquire of God would
say
, “
Come, let us go to the seer .”
For the
prophet of
today
was formerly
called the
seer.)
Then
said Saul to his servant ,
Well
said;
come, let us go. So they went
unto
the city where the man of God was.
“Good,”
said Saul to his servant .
“
Come, let us go. ”
So they set
out
for
the city where the man of God was.
As they went
up
the ascent
to the city, they found
young maidens
going
out to draw water ,
and said
unto
them
, Is the seer here?
And
as they were
climbing
the hill
to the city, they met
some
young women
coming
out to draw water and asked
, “
Is the seer here? ”
And
they
answered
them,
and
said
, He is ;
behold
, `he
is'
before
thee:
make
haste
now, for he is
come to -day
into
the city ;
for
the people have a sacrifice to-day
in
the high place :
“Yes
, he is ahead
of
you
, ”
they
answered.
“Hurry
now, for today
he has
come to the city because
the people have a sacrifice on
the high place .
as soon as ye
are
come
into
the city, ye
shall
straightway
find him ,
before he goeth
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 are
bidden
. Now
therefore
get
you
up ;
for
at this
time
ye
shall
find him.
As soon as you
enter
the city, you
will
find him before he goes
up to the high place to eat .
The people will not eat until he comes
, because he must
bless the sacrifice; after
that ,
the
guests
will
eat
. Go
up at once;
you
will
find him. ”
And they
went up to
the city ;
`
and '
as they came
within
the
city,
behold
, Samuel came
out
toward them ,
to
go
up to the high place.
So
Saul
and his
servant
went up toward
the city ,
and as they were
entering
it
, there
was
Samuel coming
toward them on
his
way
up to the high place.
Now Jehovah
had
revealed
unto
Samuel
a
day before Saul
came
, saying
,
Now on
the
day before Saul’s
arrival
, the
LORD
had
revealed
to
Samuel
,
To-morrow
about
this time I will send thee
a man out
of
the land of Benjamin, and thou
shalt
anoint him to
be
prince
over my people Israel; and
he shall
save my
people
out
of
the hand of the Philistines :
for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is
come unto
me.
“At
this time tomorrow
I will send you
a man from
the land of Benjamin, and you
are
to
anoint him leader
over My people Israel; he will
save them
from
the hand of the Philistines .
For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has
come to
Me. ”
And
when Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah
said
unto
him, Behold,
the man of whom I spake
to
thee!
this
same
shall have
authority
over my people.
When Samuel saw Saul, the
LORD
told
him, “Here
is
the man of whom I spoke;
he
shall rule
over My people. ”
Then
Saul drew
near
to
Samuel in the gate,
and said
, Tell me ,
I
pray
thee,
where the seer's
house is .
Saul approached
Samuel in the gateway
and asked
, “Would
you
please
tell me where the seer’s
house is ?”
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 in the morning I
will
let
thee
go
, and
will tell thee
all that is in thy
heart.
“
I am the seer ,”
Samuel
replied.
“
Go up before me to
the high place, for you
shall eat with me today.
And when
I
send
you
off
in the morning, I
will tell you
all that is in your
heart.
And
as for thine
asses
that
were
lost three days ago, set
not they
mind
on
them ;
for they are
found. And for
whom is all that
is
desirable
in
Israel ?
Is
it
not
for
thee
, and for
all thy
father's
house?
As for the
donkeys
you
lost three days ago, do
not worry
about
them ,
for they have
been
found. And upon
whom is all the
desire
of
Israel, if
not
upon
you
and all your
father’s
house? ”
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
to me after
this
manner
?
Saul replied
, “
Am I not
a Benjamite from
the smallest tribe
of Israel ,
and is
not
my clan
the least of all the clans
of Benjamin? So
why
would
you
say
such
a
thing
to me? ”
And
Samuel took Saul and his servant, and
brought them into the guest-chamber
, and made
them sit
in the chiefest
place among them
that
were
bidden,
who were about thirty persons
.
Then
Samuel took Saul and his servant, brought them into the hall
, and seated
them in the place of
honor
among those
who were invited—
about thirty in
all
.
And Samuel said unto
the cook, Bring the portion which
I gave thee,
of
which
I
said
unto
thee,
Set it
by
thee
.
And Samuel said to
the cook, “
Bring the portion I gave you
and
told
you
to
set aside
. ”
And
the cook took
up the thigh,
and that
which
was upon
it ,
and set it before Saul. And
`
Samuel '
said, Behold,
that
which
hath
been
reserved!
set
it before
thee
and
eat ;
because
unto
the
appointed
time
hath
it been kept for thee,
for I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did
eat
with Samuel that day.
So
the cook picked
up the leg
and what
was attached
to
it and set it before Saul. Then
Samuel said, “Here
is
what
was
kept
back.
It was
set
apart
for
you.
Eat ,
for
it has
been kept for you
for this
occasion,
from
the
time
I said, ‘
I have invited the people. ’”
So Saul dined
with Samuel that day.
And when
they were
come down from the high place into the city, he
communed
with Saul upon
the housetop
.
And after
they had
come down from the high place into the city, Samuel
spoke
with Saul on
the roof
of
his
house
.
And
they arose
early :
and
it
came
to
pass
about
the
spring
of
the day
, that
Samuel called to Saul on the housetop,
saying
, Up
, that
I may
send thee
away.
And
Saul arose, and they
went
out
both of
them,
he and Samuel ,
abroad
.
They got
up
early in
the morning
, and
just
before
dawn
Samuel called to Saul on the roof
, “Get
ready
, and
I will
send you
on
your
way!”
So
Saul arose, and both he and Samuel went
outside
together
.
As they were going down at
the end
of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid
the servant pass
on before
us (and
he
passed
on)
, but stand
thou
still
first
, that
I may
cause
thee
to hear
the word of God.
As they were going down to
the edge
of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell
the servant to
go
on ahead
of
us, but you
stay
for
a
while
, and
I will
reveal
to you
the word of God. ”
So
the
servant
went
on.
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