1 Samuel 9:15-27

15Now the day before Saul came, athe Lord had brevealed to Samuel: 16Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, cand you shall anoint him to be prince
Or leader
over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines. eFor I have seen
Septuagint adds the affliction of
my people, because their cry has come to me.”
17When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord told him, gHere is the man of whom I spoke to you! He it is who shall restrain my people.” 18Then Saul approached Samuel in the gate and said, “Tell me where is the house of the seer?” 19Samuel answered Saul, “I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for today you shall eat with me, and in the morning I will let you go and will tell you all that is on your mind. 20 hAs for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father’s house?” 21Saul answered, “Am I not a Benjaminite, ifrom the least of the tribes of Israel? jAnd is not my clan the humblest of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken to me in this way?”

22Then Samuel took Saul and his young man and brought them into the hall and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited, who were about thirty persons. 23And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Put it aside.’” 24So the cook took up kthe leg and what was on it and set them before Saul. And Samuel said, “See, what was kept is set before you. Eat, because it was kept for you until the hour appointed, that you might eat with the guests.”
Hebrew  appointed, saying, ‘I have invited the people’


So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
25And when they came down from the high place into the city, a bed was spread for Saul
Septuagint; Hebrew and he spoke with Saul
non the roof, and he lay down to sleep.
26Then at the break of dawn
Septuagint; Hebrew And they arose early and at the break of dawn
Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Up, that I may send you on your way.” So Saul arose, and both he and Samuel went out into the street.

27As they were going down to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to pass on before us, and when he has passed on, stop here yourself for a while, that I may make known to you the word of God.”

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