1 Samuel 9:13 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹³ As soon as you enter the city, you will find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat till he comes, since he must bless the sacrifice; afterward those eat who are invited. Now go up, for you will meet him immediately.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ as soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ 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 comes to ask the blessing on the sacrifice. Afterward, those who are invited eat. So go on up, for about now you will find him.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ As soon as ye are come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he goeth up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that are bidden. Now therefore get you up; for at this time ye shall find him.

Common English Bible

¹³ You’ll find him as soon as you enter the town, before he goes up to the shrine to eat. The people won’t eat until he gets there, because he must bless the sacrifice. Only after that can the invited guests eat. Now get going because you’ll find him momentarily.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ Upon entering the city, you should find him immediately, before he ascends to the high place for the meal. And the people will not eat until he has arrived. For he blesses the victim, and thereafter those who were called will eat. Now therefore, go up. For you will find him today."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹³ 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.

1 Samuel 9:13 Cross References

2 Samuel 15:11

With Absalom went two hundred men from Jerusalem who were invited guests, and they went in their simplicity, and knew nothing.

Matthew 14:19

Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass; and taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

Matthew 26:26

Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.”

Mark 6:41

And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all.

Luke 24:30

When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them.

Luke 9:16

And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

John 6:11

Jesus then took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted.

John 6:23

However, boats from Tiberi-as came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

1 Corinthians 10:30

If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?

1 Timothy 4:4

For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving;

1 Samuel 2:35

And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind; and I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed for ever.

1 Samuel 9:14

So they went up to the city. As they were entering the city, they saw Samuel coming out toward them on his way up to the high place.