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And when the man rose up to depart, he, and
his concubine, and
his servant,
his father in law, the
damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you
tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end,
lodge here, that thine heart may be
merry; and to
morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.
When the man got up to depart with
his concubine and
his servant,
his father-in-law, the
girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please
spend the night. See, the day is almost over.
Spend the night here, that your heart may be
merry. Then you can get up early
tomorrow for your journey home.”
But the man would not
tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against
Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two
asses saddled,
his concubine also was with him.
But the man was unwilling to
spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite
Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with
his two
saddled donkeys and
his concubine.
And when they were by
Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto
his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and
lodge in it.
When they were near
Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to
his master, “Please, let us stop at this Jebusite city and
spend the night here.”
And
his master said unto him, We will not turn aside
hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.
But his master replied, “We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners, where there are no Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.”
And he said unto
his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to
lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in
Ramah.
He continued, “Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to
spend the night in Gibeah or
Ramah.”
And they turned aside thither, to go in and to
lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into
his house to
lodging.
They stopped to go in and
lodge in Gibeah. The
Levite went in and sat down in the city square, but no one would take them into
his home for the night.
And, behold, there came an old man from
his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he
sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.
That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field.
And when he had lifted up
his eyes, he saw a
wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said,
Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?”
And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.
The
Levite replied, “We are traveling from
Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to
Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD; but no one has taken me into
his home,
So he brought him into
his house, and gave
provender unto the
asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
So he brought him to
his house and fed
his donkeys. And they washed their feet and
ate and
drank.
Behold, here is my daughter a
maiden, and
his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so
vile a thing.
Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s
concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a
vile thing to this man.”
But the men would not
hearken to him: so the man took
his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and
abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
But the men would not
listen to him. So the
Levite took
his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and
abused her throughout the night, and at
dawn they let her go.
And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go
his way: and, behold, the woman
his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the
threshold.
In the morning, when her master got up and opened the doors of the house to go out on
his journey, there was
his concubine,
collapsed in the
doorway of the house, with her hands on the
threshold.
And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an
ass, and the man rose up, and
gat him unto
his place.
“Get up,” he told her. “Let us go.” But there was no
response. So the man put her on
his donkey and set out for home.
And when he was come into
his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on
his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.
When he reached
his house, he
picked up a knife, took hold of
his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.
And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house.
Then all the people stood as one man and said, “Not one of us will return to his tent or to his house.
Now the men of Israel had
sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give
his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.
Now the men of Israel had
sworn an oath at
Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give
his daughter in marriage to a
Benjamite.”
And see, and, behold, if the daughters of
Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man
his wife of the daughters of
Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
and watch. When you see the daughters of
Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of
Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to
complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man
his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.
When their fathers or brothers come to us to
complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’”
And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance.
And at that time, each of the Israelites returned from there to his own tribe and clan, each to his own inheritance.
In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
In those days there was no king in Israel;
everyone did what was right in
his own eyes.
Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to
sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and
his wife, and
his two sons.
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from
Bethlehem in Judah, with
his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab.
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of
his wife
Naomi, and the name of
his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
The man’s name was Elimelech,
his wife’s name was
Naomi, and the names of
his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from
Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.
When
Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had attended to
His people by providing them with food, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the land of Moab.
And
Naomi had a
kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and
his name was Boaz.
Now
Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
Then said Boaz unto
his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose
damsel is this?
And Boaz asked the
foreman of
his harvesters, “Whose young woman is this?”
And when she was risen up to
glean, Boaz commanded
his young men, saying, Let her
glean even among the
sheaves, and reproach her not:
When
Ruth got up to
glean, Boaz ordered
his young men, “Even if she gathers among the
sheaves, do not
insult her.
And
Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off
his kindness to the living and to the dead. And
Naomi said unto her, The man is near of
kin unto us, one of our next
kinsmen.
Then
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn
His kindness from the living or the dead.”
Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our
kinsman-redeemers.”
And
Naomi said unto
Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with
his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.
And
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law
Ruth, “My daughter, it is good for you to work with
his young women, so that nothing will happen to you in another field.”
And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
When he lies down, note the place where he lies. Then go in and uncover his feet, and lie down, and he will explain to you what you should do.”
And when Boaz had eaten and
drunk, and
his heart was
merry, he went to lie down at the end of the
heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered
his feet, and laid her down.
After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the
heap of grain. Then
Ruth went in secretly, uncovered
his feet, and lay down.
And it came to pass at
midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at
his feet.
At
midnight, Boaz was
startled, turned over, and there lying at
his feet was a woman!
And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
So she lay down at
his feet until morning, but she got up before
anyone else could recognize her. Then Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that a woman came to the
threshing floor.”
Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of
Naomi, thou must
buy it also of
Ruth the
Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon
his inheritance.
Then Boaz said, “On the day you
buy the land from
Naomi and also from
Ruth the
Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on
his inheritance.”
Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning
redeeming and concerning changing, for to
confirm all things; a man
plucked off
his shoe, and gave it to
his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.
Now in former times in Israel, concerning the
redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove
his sandal and give it to the other party, and this was a
confirmation in Israel.
Therefore the
kinsman said unto Boaz,
Buy it for thee. So he drew off
his shoe.
Moreover
Ruth the
Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon
his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among
his brethren, and from the gate of
his place: ye are witnesses this day.
Moreover, I have acquired
Ruth the
Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through
his inheritance, so that
his name will not disappear from among
his brothers or from the gate of
his home. You are witnesses
today.”
So Boaz took
Ruth, and she was
his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.
So Boaz took
Ruth, and she became
his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
And the women said unto
Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a
kinsman, that
his name may be famous in Israel.
Then the women said to
Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a
kinsman-
redeemer. May
his name become famous in Israel.
And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to
Naomi; and they called
his name Obed: he is the father of
Jesse, the father of David.
The
neighbor women said, “A son has been born to
Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He became the father of
Jesse, the father of David.
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and
his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of
Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of
Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
And this man went up out of
his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in
Shiloh. And the two sons of
Eli,
Hophni and
Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.
Year after year Elkanah would go up from
his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at
Shiloh, where
Eli’s two sons,
Hophni and
Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
And she
vowed a
vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou
wilt indeed look on the
affliction of thine
handmaid, and remember me, and not
forget thine
handmaid, but
wilt give unto thine
handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of
his life, and there shall no
razor come upon
his head.
And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to
Ramah: and Elkanah knew
Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
The next morning Elkanah and
Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to
Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with
his wife
Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after
Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called
his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
So in the course of time,
Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”
And the man Elkanah, and all
his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and
his vow.
Then Elkanah and all
his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to
fulfill his vow,
And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good;
tarry until thou have
weaned him; only the LORD establish
his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son
suck until she
weaned him.
“Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have
weaned him. Only may the LORD
confirm His word.” So
Hannah stayed and
nursed her son until she had
weaned him.
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
The
adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he
thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto
his king, and
exalt the horn of
his anointed.
Those who
oppose the LORD will be
shattered. He will
thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to
His king. He will
exalt the horn of
His anointed.”
And Elkanah went to
Ramah to
his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before
Eli the priest.
Then Elkanah went home to
Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before
Eli the priest.
And the priest’s custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in
seething, with a
fleshhook of three teeth in
his hand;
or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-
pronged meat
fork while the meat was boiling
Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
Each year
his mother would make him a little
robe and bring it to him when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.
And
Eli blessed Elkanah and
his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the
loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
And
Eli would
bless Elkanah and
his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home.
Now
Eli was very old, and heard all that
his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Now
Eli was very old, and he heard about everything
his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
“Why are you doing these things?”
Eli said to
his sons. “I hear about your wicked deeds from all these people.
And it came to pass at that time, when
Eli was laid down in
his place, and
his eyes began to wax
dim, that he could not see;
And at that time
Eli, whose
eyesight had grown so
dim that he could not see, was lying in
his room.
Therefore
Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in
his place.
“Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is
listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in
his place.
In that day I will perform against
Eli all things which I have spoken concerning
his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.
On that day I will carry out against
Eli everything I have spoken about
his family, from beginning to end.
For I have told him that I will judge
his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because
his sons made themselves
vile, and he restrained them not.
I told him that I would judge
his house
forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because
his sons
blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.
And Samuel told him every
whit, and
hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied
Eli. “Let Him do what is good in
His eyes.”
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.
And the LORD appeared again in
Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in
Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
And the LORD continued to appear at
Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by
His word.
And the Philistines fought, and Israel was
smitten, and they fled every man into
his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand
footmen.
So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to
Shiloh the same day with
his clothes rent, and with earth upon
his head.
That same day a
Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to
Shiloh, with
his clothes
torn and
dirt on
his head.
And when he came, lo,
Eli sat upon a seat by the
wayside watching: for
his heart
trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city
cried out.
When he arrived, there was
Eli, sitting on
his chair beside the road and watching, because
his heart
trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city
cried out.
Now
Eli was
ninety and eight years old; and
his eyes were
dim, that he could not see.
Now
Eli was
ninety-eight years old, and
his gaze was fixed because he could not see.
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and
his neck
brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
As soon as the ark of God was mentioned,
Eli fell backward from
his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke
his neck and died. And
Eli had judged Israel forty years.
And
his daughter in law,
Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the
tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and
travailed; for her pains came upon her.
Now
Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of
Phinehas, was
pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she
collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her.
When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of
Dagon, and set it by
Dagon.
carried it into the temple of
Dagon, and set it beside
his statue.
And when they of
Ashdod arose early on the
morrow, behold,
Dagon was fallen upon
his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took
Dagon, and set him in
his place again.
When the people of
Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was
Dagon, fallen on
his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took
Dagon and returned him to
his place.
And when they arose early on the
morrow morning, behold,
Dagon was fallen upon
his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of
Dagon and both the palms of
his hands were cut off upon the
threshold; only the
stump of
Dagon was left to him.
But when they got up early the next morning, there was
Dagon, fallen on
his face before the ark of the LORD, with
his head and
his hands broken off and lying on the
threshold. Only the
torso remained.
And when the men of
Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not
abide with us: for
his hand is
sore upon us, and upon
Dagon our god.
And when the men of
Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because
His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god
Dagon.”
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to
his own place, that it
slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had
pervaded the city; the hand of God was heavy upon it.
And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us
wherewith we shall send it to
his place.
the Philistines summoned the priests and diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us how to send it back to its place.”
And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a
trespass offering: then ye shall be
healed, and it shall be known to you why
his hand is not removed from you.
They replied, “If you return the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it away empty, but by all means return it to Him with a guilt offering. Then you will be
healed, and you will understand why
His hand has not been lifted from you.”
Wherefore ye shall make images of your
emerods, and images of your
mice that
mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel:
peradventure he will
lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
Make images of your tumors and of the rats that are
ravaging the land. Give glory to the God of Israel, and perhaps He will lift
His hand from you and your gods and your land.
And see, if it goeth up by the way of
his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not
his hand that
smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.
but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great
disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not
His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance.”
And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and brought up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and
sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated
his son
Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.
And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
And
his return was to
Ramah; for there was
his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
Then he would return to
Ramah because
his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
And
his sons walked not in
his ways, but turned aside after
lucre, and took bribes, and
perverted judgment.
But
his sons did not walk in
his ways; they turned aside toward
dishonest gain, accepting bribes and
perverting justice.
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and
appoint them for himself, for
his chariots, and to be
his horsemen; and some shall run before
his chariots.
He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and
appoint them to
his own
chariots and horses, to run in front of
his chariots.
And he will
appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over
fifties; and will set them to ear
his ground, and to
reap his harvest, and to make
his instruments of war, and instruments of
his chariots.
He will
appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of
fifties, and others to
plow his ground, to
reap his harvest, to make
his weapons of war, and to
equip his chariots.
And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants.
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
He will take a tenth of your grain and
grape harvest and give it to
his officials and servants.
And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your
asses, and put them to
his work.
And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and
donkeys and put them to
his own use.
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you
yourselves will become
his slaves.
And the LORD said to Samuel,
Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto
his city.
“
Listen to their voice,” the LORD said to Samuel. “
Appoint a king for them.” Then Samuel told the men of Israel, “
Everyone must go back to
his city.”
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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?”
(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.
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.
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 the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
Now on the day before Saul’s arrival, the LORD had revealed to Samuel,
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.
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.
