1 Samuel 9:8 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁸ 3 As soon as you come into the city, you shall immediately find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat till he come: because he blesseth the victim, and afterwards they eat that are invited. Now therefore go up, for to day you shall find him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ The servant replied, I have here a quarter of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God to tell us our way–

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

⁸ “Here,” the boy answered Saul, “I’ve got a quarter-shekel of silver. I’ll give that to the man of God so he tells us which way to go.” (

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ The servant again responded to Saul, and he said: "Behold, there is found in my hand a coin of the fourth part of a stater. Let us give it to the man of God, so that he may reveal to us our way."

1 Samuel 9:8 Cross References

1 Samuel 9:6

1 And when they went up the ascent to the city, they found maids coming out to draw water, and they said to them: Is the seer here?

1 Kings 13:7

2 And their father said to them: What way went he? His sons shewed him the way by which the man of God went, who came out of Juda.

1 Kings 14:3

And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to thee, and thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and followed me with all his heart, doing that which was well pleasing in my sight: