1 Samuel 9:18

Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said: 'Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.

In Context

17And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD spoke unto him: 'Behold the man of whom I said unto thee: This same shall have authority over My people.'

19And 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.

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Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 9:12-18

Saul Introduced to Samuel. ( b. c. 1070.) 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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