1 Samuel 9:6

World English Bible (2000)

He said to him, "See now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man who is held in honor. All that he says comes surely to pass. Now let us go there. Perhaps he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we go."

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  • 1 Kgs 13:1 : 1 Behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of Yahweh to Beth El: and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
  • Deut 33:1 : 1 This is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
  • 1 Sam 2:27 : 27 A man of God came to Eli, and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Did I reveal myself to the house of your father, when they were in Egypt [in bondage] to Pharaoh's house?
  • 1 Sam 3:19-20 : 19 Samuel grew, and Yahweh was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground. 20 All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Yahweh.
  • 2 Kgs 6:6 : 6 The man of God asked, "Where did it fall?" He showed him the place. He cut down a stick, threw it in there, and made the iron float.
  • Isa 44:26 : 26 who confirms the word of his servant, and performs the counsel of his messengers; who says of Jerusalem, 'She will be inhabited;' and of the cities of Judah, 'They will be built,' and 'I will raise up its waste places;'
  • Zech 1:5-6 : 5 Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? 6 But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, didn't they overtake your fathers? "Then they repented and said, 'Just as Yahweh of Armies determined to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our practices, so he has dealt with us.'"
  • Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
  • 1 Thess 2:10 : 10 You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.
  • 1 Thess 5:13 : 13 and to respect and honor them in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
  • 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

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  • 1 Sam 9:7-15
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    84%

    7 Then Saul said to his servant, "But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"

    8 The servant answered Saul again, and said, "Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way."

    9 (In earlier times in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he said, "Come, and let us go to the seer;" for he who is now called a prophet was before called a Seer.)

    10 Then Saul said to his servant, "Well said. Come, let us go." So they went to the city where the man of God was.

    11 As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, "Is the seer here?"

    12 They answered them, and said, "He is. Behold, he is before you. Hurry now, for he has come today into the city; for the people have a sacrifice today in the high place.

    13 As soon as you have come into the city, you shall immediately find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he come, because he blesses the sacrifice. Afterwards those who are invited eat. Now therefore go up; for at this time you shall find him."

    14 They went up to the city; [and] as they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high place.

    15 Now Yahweh had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,

  • 1 Sam 9:26-27
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    26 They arose early: and it happened about the spring of the day, that Samuel called to Saul on the housetop, saying, "Get up, that I may send you away." Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.

    27 As they were going down at the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant pass on before us" (and he passed on), "but stand still first, that I may cause you to hear the word of God."

  • 1 Sam 9:3-5
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    3 The donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. Kish said to Saul his son, "Take now one of the servants with you, and arise, go seek the donkeys."

    4 He passed through the hill country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they didn't find them: then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they weren't there: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they didn't find them.

    5 When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, "Come, and let us return, lest my father stop caring about the donkeys, and be anxious for us."

  • 1 Sam 9:17-19
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    17 When Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh said to him, "Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you! this same shall have authority over my people."

    18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, "Please tell me where the seer's house is."

    19 Samuel answered Saul, and said, "I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today. In the morning I will let you go, and will tell you all that is in your heart.

  • Judg 18:5
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    5 They said to him, "Please ask counsel of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous."

  • 2 Kgs 4:9-10
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    9 She said to her husband, "See now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, that passes by us continually.

    10 Please let us make a little room on the wall. Let us set for him there a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp stand. It shall be, when he comes to us, that he shall turn in there."

  • Judg 19:17-18
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    17 He lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, "Where are you going? Where did you come from?"

    18 He said to him, "We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem Judah. I am going to the house of Yahweh; and there is no man who takes me into his house.

  • 2 Kgs 6:19
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    19 Elisha said to them, "This is not the way, neither is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek." He led them to Samaria.

  • 1 Sam 10:14
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    14 Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, "Where did you go?" He said, "To seek the donkeys. When we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel."

  • 1 Kgs 13:14
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    14 He went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak. He said to him, "Are you the man of God who came from Judah?" He said, "I am."

  • 1 Sam 14:36
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    36 Saul said, "Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and take spoil among them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them." They said, "Do whatever seems good to you." Then the priest said, "Let us draw near here to God."

  • 2 Kgs 1:6-7
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    6 They said to him, "A man came up to meet us, and said to us, 'Go, return to the king who sent you, and tell him, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you send to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but shall surely die.'"'"

    7 He said to them, "What kind of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?"

  • Acts 9:11
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    11 The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

  • 2 Chr 18:6
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    6 But Jehoshaphat said, "Isn't there here a prophet of Yahweh besides, that we may inquire of him?"

  • 1 Sam 19:22-23
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    70%

    22 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Secu: and he asked, "Where are Samuel and David?" One said, "Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah."

    23 He went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then the Spirit of God came on him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

  • Judg 19:13
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    13 He said to his servant, "Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah."

  • 1 Kgs 13:12
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    12 Their father said to them, "Which way did he go?" Now his sons had seen which way the man of God went, who came from Judah.

  • 2 Kgs 6:9
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    9 The man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, "Beware that you not pass such a place; for the Syrians are coming down there."

  • 1 Sam 28:14
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    14 He said to her, "What does he look like?" She said, "An old man comes up. He is covered with a robe." Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and did obeisance.

  • 1 Sam 6:9
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    9 Behold; if it goes up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh, then he has done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us; it was a chance that happened to us."

  • 1 Sam 10:9
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    9 It was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs happened that day.

  • 2 Kgs 6:13
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    13 He said, "Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him." It was told him, saying, "Behold, he is in Dothan."

  • 1 Sam 3:18
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    18 Samuel told him every bit, and hid nothing from him. He said, "It is Yahweh. Let him do what seems good to him."

  • 1 Sam 16:2
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    2 Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me." Yahweh said, "Take a heifer with you, and say, I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh.

  • 1 Sam 10:7
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    7 Let it be, when these signs have come to you, that you do as occasion shall serve you; for God is with you.

  • 1 Sam 14:9
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    9 If they say thus to us, 'Wait until we come to you!' then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up to them.

  • Judg 13:6
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    6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, "A man of God came to me, and his face was like the face of the angel of God, very awesome; and I didn't ask him where he was from, neither did he tell me his name:

  • 1 Sam 10:22
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    22 Therefore they asked of Yahweh further, "Is there yet a man to come here?" Yahweh answered, "Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage."

  • 2 Sam 1:6
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    6 The young man who told him said, "As I happened by chance on Mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning on his spear; and behold, the chariots and the horsemen followed hard after him.

  • 2 Kgs 6:15
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    15 When the servant of the man of God had risen early, and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was around the city. His servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?"

  • 1 Kgs 22:7
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    7 But Jehoshaphat said, "Isn't there here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may inquire of him?"

  • 1 Sam 23:23
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    23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides himself, and come again to me with certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall happen, if he is in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah."

  • 1 Sam 15:16
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    16 Then Samuel said to Saul, "Stay, and I will tell you what Yahweh has said to me last night." He said to him, "Say on."