09:009:002 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.
09:009:003 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.
09:009:004 And he passed through mount Ephraim, and
passed through the
land
of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they
passed
through
the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and
he
passed
through the land of the Benjamites, but they found
them
not.
09:009:005 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.
09:009:006 And he said unto him, Behold now, there
is in this city a man
of
God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith
cometh
surely
to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he
can
shew
us our way that we should go.
09:009:007 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?
09:009:008 And the servant answered Saul again, and
said, Behold, I have
here
at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver:
that will
I
give to the man of God, to tell us our way.
09:009:009 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went
to enquire of God, thus
he
spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he
that is now
called
a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)
09:009:010 Then said Saul to his servant, Well said;
come, let us go. So
they
went unto the city where the man of God was.
09:009:011 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?
09:009:012 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:
09:009:013 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.


