1 Samuel 9:12 - Easy To Read Version

¹² The young women answered, “Yes, the seer [95] is here. He is just up the road. He came to town today. Some people are meeting together today to share in a fellowship offering at the place for worship. [96]

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² They answered, He is; behold, he is just beyond you. Hurry, for he came today to the city because the people have a sacrifice today on the high place.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before thee: make haste now, for he is come to-day into the city; for the people have a sacrifice to-day in the high place.

Common English Bible

¹² “He’s just ahead of you,” they answered. “Hurry up! He has just come to town because there is a sacrifice today for the people at the shrine.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And responding, they said to them: "He is. Behold, he is ahead of you. Hurry now. For he came into the city today, since there is a sacrifice for the people today, on the high place.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² They answered and said to them: He is. Behold, he is before you; make haste now. For he came to-day into the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to-day in the high place.

1 Samuel 9:12 Cross References

Genesis 31:54

Then Jacob killed an animal and offered it as a sacrifice [188] on the mountain. And he invited his men to come and share a meal. After they finished eating, they spent the night on the mountain.

1 Chronicles 16:39

David left Zadok the priest and the other priests that served with him in front of the Lord’s Tent {\cf2\super [188]} at the high place {\cf2\super [189]} in Gibeon.

1 Samuel 10:5

Then you will go to Gibeath Elohim. There is a Philistine fort in that place. When you come to this town, a group of prophets will come out. These prophets will come down from the place for worship. [106] They will be prophesying. [107] They will be playing harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres.

1 Samuel 16:2

But Samuel said, “If I go, Saul will hear the news. Then he will try to kill me.”

1 Samuel 2:35

I will choose a faithful priest for myself. This priest will listen to me and do what I want. I will make this priest’s family strong. He will always serve before my chosen king. [33]

1 Samuel 20:6

If your father notices I am gone, tell him, ‘David wanted to go home to Bethlehem. His family is having its own feast for this monthly sacrifice. David asked me to let him run down to Bethlehem and join his family.’

1 Samuel 7:17

But Samuel’s home was in Ramah. So Samuel always went back to Ramah. Samuel judged and ruled Israel from that town. And Samuel built an altar to the Lord in Ramah.