1 Samuel 9:18
16 “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.”
17 When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.”
Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”
19 “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.
20 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?”
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
- Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”
- KJV
- Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.
- WEB
- Then Saul approached Samuel in the gateway, and said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.”
- ASV
- Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer`s house is.
- DARBY
- And Saul drew near to Samuel in the midst of the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.
- BLB
- And Saul drew near to Samuel in the midst of the gate and said, “Tell me please, where [is] the house of the seer?”
- ÅB
- Så gikk Saul fram til Samuel midt i porten og sa: Si meg hvor seeren bor!
- OTB
- Saul gikk opp til Samuel ved inngangen og spurte: "Kan du vennligst vise meg veien til seerens hus?"
- B1930
- Så gikk Saul frem til Samuel midt i porten og sa: Si mig hvor seeren bor!