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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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 (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.)
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.
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?
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:
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.
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.
15 Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear
a day before Saul came, saying,
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.
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.
18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the
gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.
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.
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?
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?
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.
23 And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring
the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.
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.
25 And when they were come down from the
high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the
house.
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.
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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