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1 Samuel 9:13

As soon as you enter the city you will find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he will bless the sacrifice; afterwards those who are invited will eat. Now go up, for you will find him immediately.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

12They answered, and said, “He is; see, he is just ahead of you. Hurry up, for he is coming to the city today, because the people are sacrificing today at the high place.

14So they went up to the city. As they were entering the city, they saw Samuel coming out toward them, to go up to the high place.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:26As they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed it, and broke it. He gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat. This is my body.”

Luke 24:30It happened that, when he had sat down with them to eat, he took the bread, blessed it, and breaking it, he gave it to them.

John 6:23However, there were some boats that came from Tiberias close to the place where they had eaten the bread loaves after the Lord had given thanks.

1 Timothy 4:4For everything created by God is good. Nothing that we take with thanksgiving is to be rejected.

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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