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1 Samuel 9 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:1 - Now there was a man of Benjamin named Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a man of wealth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:2 - He had a son named Saul, a specially good-looking young man; there was no one better-looking among the children of Israel: he was taller by a head than any other of the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:3 - Now the asses of Saul's father Kish had gone wandering away. And Kish said to his son Saul, Take one of the servants with you, and get up and go in search of the asses.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:4 - So they went through the hill-country of Ephraim and through the land of Shalishah, but they saw no sign of them: then they went through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there: and they went through the land of the Benjamites, but they did not come across them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:5 - And when they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to the servant who was with him, Come, let us go back, or my father may give up caring about the asses and be troubled about us.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:6 - But the servant said to him, See now, in this town there is a man of God, who is highly honoured, and everything he says comes true: let us go there now; it may be that he will give us directions about our journey.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:7 - Then Saul said to his servant, But if we go, what are we to take the man? all our bread is gone, and we have no offering to take to the man of God: what are we to do?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:8 - But the servant said in answer, I have here a fourth part of a shekel of silver: I will give that to the man of God, and he will give us directions about our way.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:9 - (In the past in Israel, when a man went to get directions from God, he said, Come let us go to the Seer, for he who now is named Prophet was in those days given the name of Seer.)

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:10 - Then Saul said to his servant, You have said well; come, let us go. So they went to the town where the man of God was.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:11 - And when they were on the way up to the town, they saw some young girls going out to get water and said to them, Is the seer here?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:12 - And they said, He is; in fact he is before you: go quickly now, for he has come into the town today, for the people are making an offering in the high place today:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:13 - When you come into the town you will see him straight away, before he goes up to the high place for the feast: the people are waiting for his blessing before starting the feast, and after that the guests will take part in it. So go up now and you will see him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:14 - So they went up to the town, and when they came inside the town, Samuel came face to face with them on his way to the high place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:15 - Now the day before Saul came, the word of God had come to Samuel, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:16 - Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and on him you are to put the holy oil, making him ruler over my people Israel, and he will make my people safe from the hands of the Philistines: for I have seen the sorrow of my people, whose cry has come up to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:17 - And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, This is the man of whom I gave you word! he it is who is to have authority over my people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:18 - Then Saul came up to Samuel in the doorway of the town and said, Give me directions, if you will be so good, to the house of the seer.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:19 - Then Samuel said to Saul, I am the seer; go up before me to the high place and take food with me today: and in the morning I will let you go, after opening to you all the secrets of your heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:20 - As for your asses which have been wandering for three days, give no thought to them, for they have come back. And for whom are all the desired things in Israel? are they not for you and your father's family?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:21 - And Saul said, Am I not a man of Benjamin, the smallest of all the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of the families of Benjamin? why then do you say these words to me?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:22 - Then Samuel took Saul and his servant into the guest room, and made them take the chief place among all the guests who were there, about thirty persons.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:23 - And Samuel said to the cook, Give me that part which I gave you orders to keep by you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:24 - And the cook took up the leg with the fat tail on it, and put it before Saul. And Samuel said, This is the part which has been kept for you: take it as your part of the feast; because it has been kept for you till the right time came and till the guests were present. So that day Saul took food with Samuel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:25 - And when they had come down from the high place into the town, where a bed was made ready for Saul, he went to rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:26 - And about dawn Samuel said to Saul on the roof, Get up so that I may send you away. So Saul got up, and he and Samuel went out together.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:27 - And on their way down to the end of the town, Samuel said to Saul, Give your servant orders to go on in front of us, (so he went on,) but you keep here, so that I may give you the word of God.
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The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
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