1 Samuel 9:6-10 ▼

6 The young man said, |Look, there's a man of God in this town. The man is respected, and everything he predicts happens. Now, let's go there. Perhaps he can tell us about the journey on which we have set out.|

7 Saul told the young man, |Look, we could go, but what could we bring the man? The bread is gone from our bags, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have with us?|

8 The young man answered Saul again, |Look here! I have in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I'll give it to the man of God, and he will tell us about our journey.|

9 (Previously in Israel, a person would say when he went to inquire of God, |Come on! Let's go to the seer!| because the person known as a prophet today was formerly called a seer.)

10 Saul told his young man, |That's a good suggestion! Come on, let's go!| Then they entered the town where the man of God was.