1 Samuel 9:14
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.
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- They went up to the city. As they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out toward them to go up to the high place.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And they went up into the city. As they were coming into the midst of the city, behold, Samuel was coming out towards them, to go up to the high place.
- BLB
- And they went up to the city. They were coming into the midst of the city, and there was Samuel coming out toward them on his way up to the high place.
- ÅB
- Så gikk de opp til byen, og med det samme de kom inn i byen, kom Samuel ut imot dem for å gå opp på haugen.
- OTB
- Så de gikk opp til byen. Da de kom inn, se, Samuel kom ut mot dem for å gå opp til det høye stedet.
- B1930
- Så gikk de op til byen, og med det samme de kom inn i byen, kom Samuel ut imot dem for å gå op på haugen.