1 Samuel 9:2 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

² And Saul said to his servant: Behold we will go: but what shall we carry to the man of God? the bread is spent in our bags: and we have no present to make to the man of God, nor any thing at all.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Kish had a son named Saul, a choice young man and handsome; among all the Israelites there was not a man more handsome than he. He was a head taller than any of the people.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a young man and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

Common English Bible

² He had a son named Saul, who was a handsome young man. No one in Israel was more handsome than Saul, and he stood head and shoulders above everyone else.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And he had a son called Saul, an elect and good man. And there was not a man among the sons of Israel better than he was. For he stood head and shoulders above all the people.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And he had a son whose name was Saul, a choice and goodly man. And there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he appeared above all the people.

1 Samuel 9:2 Cross References

Genesis 6:2

The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took themselves wives of all which they chose.

1 Chronicles 8:33

8 And Asel had six sons whose names were Ezricam, Bochru, Ismahel, Saria, Obdia, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Asel.

Jeremiah 9:23

They are framed after the likeness of a palm tree, and shall not speak: they must be carried to be removed, because they cannot go. Therefore, fear them not, for they can neither do evil nor good.

Numbers 13:33

And when Moses and Aaron heard this, they fell down flat upon the ground before the multitude of the children of Israel.

1 Samuel 10:21

6 Saul also departed to his own house in Gabaa: and there went with him a part of the army, whose hearts God had touched.

1 Samuel 16:7

2 He sent therefore and brought him Now he was ruddy and beautiful to behold, and of a comely face. And the Lord said: Arise, and anoint him, for this is he.

1 Samuel 17:4

If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, we will be servants to you: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, you shall be servants, and shall serve us.

1 Samuel 9:3

The servant answered Saul again, and said: Behold there is found in my hand the fourth part of a sicle of silver, let us give it to the man of God, that he may tell us our way.