1 Samuel 9:8

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The servant answered Saul again, "Look, I have a quarter of a shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God so that he will tell us what way to go."

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  • 1 Sam 9:5-7
    3 verses
    86%

    5When they reached the region of Zuph, Saul said to the servant with him, "Come, let’s go back, or else my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us."

    6But the servant replied, "Look, there is a man of God in this town, and he is highly respected. Everything he says comes true. Let’s go there now; perhaps he can tell us the way to go."

    7Saul said to his servant, "If we go, what can we give the man? The bread in our bags is gone, and we have no gift to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"

  • 1 Sam 9:9-13
    5 verses
    76%

    9(Formerly in Israel, when people went to inquire of God, they would say, "Come, let us go to the seer," because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)

    10Saul said to his servant, "Good idea. Let’s go." So they set out for the town where the man of God was.

    11As they were climbing the hill to the town, they met young women coming out to draw water, and they asked them, "Is the seer here?"

    12They answered, "Yes, he is ahead of you. Hurry now; he has just come to the town today, for the people are offering a sacrifice at the high place."

    13As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he arrives because he must bless the sacrifice first. After that, those who have been invited can eat. Go now, for you will find him at this time.

  • 1 Sam 9:27
    74%

    27As they were going down to the outskirts of the town, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go on ahead of us"—and the servant went on—"but you stay here for a moment, and I will give you a message from God."

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

    18Saul approached Samuel at the city gate and asked, "Please tell me where the seer's house is."

    19Samuel answered, "I am the seer. Go up ahead of me to the high place, for you will eat with me today. In the morning, I will send you on your way and tell you all that is on your heart.

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

    21When the woman came to Saul and saw that he was greatly distressed, she said to him, "Behold, your servant has obeyed you. I have taken my life in my hands and done as you requested.

    22Now please listen to your servant and let me set a piece of bread before you to eat, so you may have strength when you go on your way."

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

    23Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion of meat I gave you, the one I told you to set aside."

    24So the cook took up the thigh with what was on it and placed it before Saul. Samuel said, "Here is what was kept for you. Eat it, because it was reserved for you for this appointed occasion when I said, 'I have invited the people.'" And Saul ate with Samuel that day.

  • 1 Kgs 20:39
    70%

    39As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him and said, 'Your servant went into the middle of the battle, and suddenly a man brought another man to me and said, "Guard this man. If he is missing, your life will be for his life, or you will pay a talent of silver."

  • 1 Sam 18:24
    70%

    24When Saul’s servants reported back what David had said,

  • 1 Sam 28:14-15
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    70%

    14Saul asked her, "What does he look like?" She replied, "An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe." Then Saul knew it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground in reverence.

    15Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" Saul answered, "I am deeply distressed. The Philistines are waging war against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, not by prophets or by dreams. Therefore, I have called upon you to tell me what I should do."

  • 2 Sam 21:4
    70%

    4The Gibeonites answered him, "We have no right to demand silver or gold from Saul or his family, nor do we have the right to put anyone in Israel to death." David asked, "What do you want me to do for you?"

  • 1 Sam 23:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10David said, "LORD, God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the city because of me.

    11Will the leaders of Keilah hand me over to him? Will Saul come down as your servant has heard? LORD, God of Israel, please tell your servant." And the LORD answered, "He will come down."

  • 1 Sam 10:4
    69%

    4They will greet you kindly and offer you two loaves of bread, which you are to accept from their hands.

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

    12Saul said, 'Listen now, son of Ahitub!' And he replied, 'Here I am, my lord.'

    13Saul said to him, 'Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, giving him bread and a sword and inquiring of God for him, so that he has risen against me to lie in wait, as he does today?'

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

    14Saul's uncle asked him and his servant, 'Where did you go?' Saul replied, 'To look for the donkeys, but when we saw that they were not found, we went to Samuel.'

    15Then Saul's uncle said, 'Please tell me what Samuel said to you.'

  • 1 Sam 25:8
    69%

    8Ask your servants, and they will confirm this. Therefore, may my men find favor in your eyes, because we have come on a festive day. Please give whatever you can spare to your servants and to your son, David.’"

  • 1 Sam 9:3
    69%

    3Now the donkeys belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost. Kish said to Saul, "Take one of the servants with you and go look for the donkeys."

  • Judg 18:5
    69%

    5They said to him, 'Please inquire of God so that we may know whether our journey will be successful.'

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

    36Saul said, 'Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn. Let us not leave one of them alive.' They replied, 'Do whatever seems best to you.' But the priest said, 'Let us inquire of God here.'

    37Saul inquired of God, 'Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?' But He did not answer him that day.

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

    9So Saul said, "Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings." And he offered the burnt offering.

    10Just as he finished offering the burnt sacrifice, Samuel came. Saul went out to meet him and to greet him.

  • 1 Sam 15:16
    68%

    16Then Samuel said to Saul, 'Stop! Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.' Saul replied, 'Speak.'

  • 1 Sam 9:15
    68%

    15Now the LORD had revealed to Samuel the day before Saul came,

  • 2 Kgs 4:23
    68%

    23He asked, "Why are you going to him today? It’s not a New Moon or a Sabbath." She replied, "It is well."

  • 1 Sam 16:2
    68%

    2Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me." The LORD replied, "Take a young cow with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.'

  • Gen 44:8
    67%

    8"Look, we even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master's house?

  • Ezra 8:26
    67%

    26And I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, 100 silver vessels worth talents, and 100 talents of gold.

  • 1 Sam 22:10
    67%

    10Ahimelech inquired of the Lord for him, gave him provisions, and also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

  • 1 Sam 10:8-9
    2 verses
    67%

    8Go down ahead of me to Gilgal, and I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and sacrifices of peace offerings. You must wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.

    9As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed his heart, and all these signs came to pass that day.

  • 1 Sam 15:14
    67%

    14But Samuel said, 'What is this sound of sheep and cattle that I hear?'

  • 1 Sam 21:8
    67%

    8Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day, detained before the Lord; he was Doeg the Edomite, Saul’s chief shepherd.

  • 2 Chr 25:9
    67%

    9Amaziah asked the man of God, 'But what about the hundred talents I paid for these Israelite soldiers?' The man of God replied, 'The LORD can give you much more than that.'

  • Num 7:25
    67%

    25He presented as his offering: one silver dish weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering.

  • 1 Sam 26:22
    67%

    22David answered and said, "Here is the king's spear. Let one of the young men come over and take it.