1 Samuel 9:20 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁰ As for your asses that were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father's house?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ As for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not be thinking about them, for they are found. And for whom are all the desirable things of Israel? Are they not for you and for all your father's house?

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for thee, and for all thy father’s house?

Common English Bible

²⁰ As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, don’t be worried about them because they’ve been found. Who owns all of Israel’s treasures, anyway? Isn’t it you and your whole family?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ And concerning the donkeys, which were lost the day before yesterday, you should not be anxious, for they have been found. And all the best things of Israel, for whom should they be? Will they not be for you and for all your father's house?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ And as for the asses, which were lost three days ago, be not solicitous, because they are found. And for whom shall be all the best things of Israel? Shall they not be for thee and for all thy father's house?

1 Samuel 9:20 Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:3

Moreover, in addition to all that I have provided for the holy house, I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, and because of my devotion to the house of my God I give it to the house of my God:

Psalm 62:10

Put no confidence in extortion, set no vain hopes on robbery; if riches increase, set not your heart on them.

Colossians 3:2

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

1 Samuel 10:16

And Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the asses had been found.” But about the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he did not tell him anything.

1 Samuel 12:13

And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you.

1 Samuel 12:15

but if you will not hearken to the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you and your king.

1 Samuel 4:20

And about the time of her death the women attending her said to her, “Fear not, for you have borne a son.” But she did not answer or give heed.

1 Samuel 8:19

But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No! but we will have a king over us,

1 Samuel 8:5

and said to him, “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint for us a king to govern us like all the nations.”

1 Samuel 9:19

Samuel answered Saul, “I am the seer; go up before me to the high place, for today you shall eat with me, and in the morning I will let you go and will tell you all that is on your mind.

1 Samuel 9:3

Now the asses of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. So Kish said to Saul his son, “Take one of the servants with you, and arise, go and look for the asses.”