"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…" — 1 Samuel 9:6

1 Samuel 9:6 · KJV

“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.”

— 1 Samuel 9:6

Verse 5

{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.

Verse 7

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? {is spent...: Heb. is gone out of, etc} {have we: Heb. is with us?}

1 Samuel 9 — Context

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.

{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.

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.

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. {I have...: Heb. there is found in my hand}

Cross References

1 Kings 13:1

And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. {burn: or, offer}

Deuteronomy 33:1

And this {is} the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

1 Timothy 6:11

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

1 Thessalonians 5:13

And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. {And} be at peace among yourselves.

1 Thessalonians 2:10

Ye {are} witnesses, and God {also}, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

Zechariah 1:5-6

Your fathers, where {are} they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?

1 Samuel 3:19-20

And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

1 Samuel 2:27

And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?

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