Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now the donkeys belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go and look for the donkeys.” New Living Translation One day Kish’s donkeys strayed away, and he told Saul, “Take a servant with you, and go look for the donkeys.” English Standard Version Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. So Kish said to Saul his son, “Take one of the young men with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys.” Berean Standard Bible One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. And Kish said to his son Saul, “Please take one of the servants with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys.” New American Standard Bible Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, had wandered off. So Kish said to his son Saul, “Now take with you one of the servants and arise, go search for the donkeys.” NASB 1995 Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. So Kish said to his son Saul, “Take now with you one of the servants, and arise, go search for the donkeys.” NASB 1977 Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. So Kish said to his son Saul, “Take now with you one of the servants, and arise, go search for the donkeys.” Legacy Standard Bible Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. So Kish said to his son Saul, “Take now with you one of the young men, and arise, go search for the donkeys.” Amplified Bible Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, had wandered off and were lost. Kish said to his son Saul, “Please take one of the servants with you and arise, go look for the donkeys.” Christian Standard Bible One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off. Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go look for the donkeys.” Holman Christian Standard Bible One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off. Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the attendants with you and go look for the donkeys.” American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the donkeys of Qish, the father of Shaul, were lost, and Qish said to Shaul his son: “Take with you one of the boys and arise, go seek the donkeys.” And Shaul arose and he went on and he took with him one of the boys, and he went on to seek his father’s donkeys Brenton Septuagint Translation And the asses of Kis the father of Saul were lost; and Kis said to Saul his son, Take with thee one of the young men, and arise ye, and go seek the asses. Contemporary English Version Kish owned some donkeys, but they had run off. So he told Saul, "Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys." Douay-Rheims Bible And the asses of Cis, Sauls father, were lost: and Cis said to his son Saul: Take one of the servants with thee, and arise, go, and seek the asses. And when they had passed through mount Ephraim, English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation When some donkeys belonging to Saul's father Kish were lost, Kish told Saul, "Take one of the servants with you, and go look for the donkeys." Good News Translation Some donkeys belonging to Kish had wandered off, so he said to Saul, "Take one of the servants with you and go and look for the donkeys." International Standard Version The donkeys belonging to Kish, Saul's father, were lost, and Kish told his son Saul, "Take one of the young men with you, get up, and go look for the donkeys." JPS Tanakh 1917 Now 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.' Literal Standard Version And the donkeys of Kish, father of Saul, are lost, and Kish says to his son Saul, “Now take one of the young men with you, and rise, go, seek the donkeys.” Majority Standard Bible One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.” New American Bible Now the donkeys of Saul’s father, Kish, had wandered off. Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go out and hunt for the donkeys.” NET Bible The donkeys of Saul's father Kish wandered off, so Kish said to his son Saul, "Take one of the servants with you and go look for the donkeys." New Revised Standard Version Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, had strayed. So Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the boys with you; go and look for the donkeys.” New Heart English Bible Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, "Take now one of the servants with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys." So Saul got up and took one of the servants of his father with him and went to look for the donkeys of his father Kish. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible The donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. Kish said to Saul his son, “Now take one of the servants with you, and arise, go look for the donkeys.” Young's Literal Translation And the asses of Kish, father of Saul, are lost, and Kish saith unto Saul his son, 'Take, I pray thee, with thee, one of the young men, and rise, go, seek the asses.' Additional Translations ... Context Saul Chosen as King…2And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people. 3One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.” 4So Saul passed through the hill country of Ephraim and then through the land of Shalishah, but did not find the donkeys. He and the servant went through the region of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then they went through the land of Benjamin, and still they did not find them.… Cross References 1 Samuel 9:2 And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites--a head taller than any of the people. 1 Samuel 9:4 So Saul passed through the hill country of Ephraim and then through the land of Shalishah, but did not find the donkeys. He and the servant went through the region of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then they went through the land of Benjamin, and still they did not find them. 1 Samuel 9:20 As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them, for they have been found. And upon whom is all the desire of Israel, if not upon you and all your father's house?" 1 Samuel 10:2 When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel's tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, 'The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, "What should I do about my son?"' 1 Samuel 10:14 Now Saul's uncle asked him and his servant, "Where did you go?" "To look for the donkeys," Saul replied. "When we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel." Treasury of Scripture And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with you, and arise, go seek the asses. 1 Samuel 10:2 When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son? Judges 5:10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way. Judges 10:4 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. Jump to Previous Arise Asses Belonging Donkeys Kish Lost Rise Saul Saul's Search Seek Servants Thee Wandering YoungJump to Next Arise Asses Belonging Donkeys Kish Lost Rise Saul Saul's Search Seek Servants Thee Wandering Young1 Samuel 9 1. Saul despairing to find his father's donkeys6. by the counsel of his servant 11. and direction of young maidens 15. according to God's revelation 18. comes to Samuel 19. Samuel entertains Saul at the feast 25. Samuel, after secret communication, brings Saul on his way Verse 3. - The asses of Kish...were lost. So strangely is the trivial ever united with events most solemn and weighty, that Saul set out upon this journey, in which he was to find a kingdom, with no other object than to look for some lost asses - Hebrew, "she-asses." As used for riding (Judges 10:4), the ass was valuable, and as these were probably kept for breeding, they were allowed more liberty than the males, and so strayed away. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew One day the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֔וֹת (hā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 860: A female donkey of Saul’s שָׁא֑וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites father אֲבִ֣י (’ă·ḇî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1: Father Kish לְקִ֖ישׁ (lə·qîš) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7027: Kish -- father of Saul, also the name of several other Israelites wandered off. וַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙ (wat·tō·ḇaḏ·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish So Kish קִ֜ישׁ (qîš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7027: Kish -- father of Saul, also the name of several other Israelites said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to his son בְּנ֗וֹ (bə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son Saul, שָׁא֣וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites “Take קַח־ (qaḥ-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take one אַחַ֣ד (’a·ḥaḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first of the servants מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים (mê·han·nə·‘ā·rîm) Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer and go לֵ֔ךְ (lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk look for בַּקֵּ֖שׁ (baq·qêš) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after the donkeys.” הָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃ (hā·’ă·ṯō·nōṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 860: A female donkey Links 1 Samuel 9:3 NIV1 Samuel 9:3 NLT 1 Samuel 9:3 ESV 1 Samuel 9:3 NASB 1 Samuel 9:3 KJV 1 Samuel 9:3 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 9:3 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 9:3 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 9:3 French Bible 1 Samuel 9:3 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 9:3 The donkeys of Kish Saul's father were (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |