1 Samuel 9:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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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  • 1 Sam 9:5-7
    3 verses
    86%

    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.

    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.

    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?

  • 1 Sam 9:9-13
    5 verses
    76%

    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.)

    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.

    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?

    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:

    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.

  • 1 Sam 9:27
    74%

    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.

  • 1 Sam 9:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

    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.

    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.

  • 1 Sam 28:21-22
    2 verses
    71%

    21 And the woman came to Saul and saw that he was in great trouble, and said to him, See now, your servant has given ear to your words, and I have put my life in danger by doing what you said.

    22 So now, give ear to the voice of your servant, and let me give you a little bread; and take some food to give you strength when you go on your way.

  • 1 Sam 9:23-24
    2 verses
    71%

    23 And Samuel said to the cook, Give me that part which I gave you orders to keep by you.

    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.

  • 1 Kgs 20:39
    70%

    39 And when the king went by, crying out to him he said, Your servant went out into the fight; and a man came out to me with another man and said, Keep this man: if by any chance he gets away, your life will be the price of his life, or you will have to give a talent of silver in payment.

  • 1 Sam 18:24
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    24 And the servants of Saul gave him an account of what David had said.

  • 1 Sam 28:14-15
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    70%

    14 And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, It is an old man coming up covered with a robe. And Saul saw that it was Samuel, and with his face bent down to the earth he gave him honour.

    15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you made me come up, troubling my rest? And Saul in answer said, I am in great danger; for the Philistines are making war on me, and God has gone away from me and will no longer give me any answer, by the prophets or by dreams: so I have sent for you to make clear to me what I am to do.

  • 2 Sam 21:4
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    4 And the Gibeonites said to him, It is not a question of silver and gold between us and Saul or his family; and it is not in our power to put to death any man in Israel. And he said, Say, then, what am I to do for you?

  • 1 Sam 23:10-11
    2 verses
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    10 Then David said, O Lord, the God of Israel, news has been given to your servant that it is Saul's purpose to come to Keilah and send destruction on the town because of me.

    11 And now, is it true, as they have said to me, that Saul is coming? O Lord, the God of Israel, give ear to your servant, and say if these things are so. And the Lord said, He is coming down.

  • 1 Sam 10:4
    69%

    4 They will say, Peace be with you, and will give you two cakes of bread, which you are to take from them.

  • 1 Sam 22:12-13
    2 verses
    69%

    12 And Saul said, Give ear now, O son of Ahitub. And answering he said, Here I am, my lord.

    13 And Saul said to him, Why have you made designs against me with the son of Jesse, giving him food and a sword and getting directions from the Lord for him, and helping him to take up arms against me, and to be on the watch to make a secret attack on me as he is doing now?

  • 1 Sam 10:14-15
    2 verses
    69%

    14 And Saul's father's brother said to him and his servant, Where have you been? And he said, Searching for the asses: and when we saw no sign of them, we came to Samuel.

    15 Then he said, And what did Samuel say to you?

  • 1 Sam 25:8
    69%

    8 If your young men are questioned they will say the same thing. So now, let my young men have grace in your eyes, for we are come at a good time; please give anything you may have by you to your servants and to your son David.

  • 1 Sam 9:3
    69%

    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.

  • Judg 18:5
    69%

    5 Then they said, Do get directions from God for us, to see if the journey on which we are going will have a good outcome.

  • 1 Sam 14:36-37
    2 verses
    69%

    36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, attacking them till the morning, till there is not a man of them living. And they said, Do whatever seems right to you. Then the priest said, Let us come near to God.

    37 And Saul, desiring directions from God, said, Am I to go down after the Philistines? will you give them up into the hands of Israel? But he gave him no answer that day.

  • 1 Sam 13:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    9 Then Saul said, Come here and give me the burned offering and the peace-offerings. And he made a burned offering to the Lord.

    10 And when the burned offering was ended, Samuel came; and Saul went out to see him and to give him a blessing.

  • 1 Sam 15:16
    68%

    16 Then Samuel said to Saul, Say no more! Let me give you word of what the Lord has said to me this night. And he said to him, Say on.

  • 1 Sam 9:15
    68%

    15 Now the day before Saul came, the word of God had come to Samuel, saying,

  • 2 Kgs 4:23
    68%

    23 And he said, Why are you going to him today? it is not a new moon or a Sabbath. But she said, It is well.

  • 1 Sam 16:2
    68%

    2 And Samuel said, How is it possible for me to go? If Saul gets news of it he will put me to death. And the Lord said, Take a young cow with you and say, I have come to make an offering to the Lord.

  • Gen 44:8
    67%

    8 See, the money which was in the mouth of our bags we gave back to you when we came again from Canaan: how then might we take silver or gold from your lord's house?

  • Ezra 8:26
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    26 Measuring into their hands six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels, a hundred talents' weight, and a hundred talents of gold,

  • 1 Sam 22:10
    67%

    10 And he got directions from the Lord for him, and gave him food, and put in his hand the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

  • 1 Sam 10:8-9
    2 verses
    67%

    8 Then you are to go down before me to Gilgal, where I will come to you, for the offering of burned offerings and peace-offerings: go on waiting there for seven days till I come to you and make clear to you what you have to do.

    9 And it came about, that when he went away from Samuel, God gave him a changed heart: and all those signs took place that day.

  • 1 Sam 15:14
    67%

    14 And Samuel said, What then is this sound of the crying of sheep and the noise of oxen which comes to my ears?

  • 1 Sam 21:8
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    8 And David said to Ahimelech, Have you no sword or spear with you here? for I have come without my sword and other arms, because the king's business had to be done quickly.

  • 2 Chr 25:9
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    9 Then Amaziah said to the man of God, But what is to be done about the hundred talents which I have given for the armed band of Israel? And the man of God in answer said, God is able to give you much more than this.

  • Num 7:25
    67%

    25 His offering was one silver plate, a hundred and thirty shekels in weight, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the scale of the holy place; the two of them full of the best meal mixed with oil for a meal offering;

  • 1 Sam 26:22
    67%

    22 Then David said, Here is the king's spear! let one of the young men come over and get it.