1 Samuel 9:13 - The Scriptures 1998

¹³ “As you come into the city, you are going to find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. For the people do not eat until he comes, for he blesses the slaughtering, afterward they who are invited eat. And now, go up, for you should find him about this time.”

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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."

1 Samuel 9:13 Cross References

2 Samuel 15:11

And with Aḇ

Matthew 14:19

And commanding the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to the heaven, He blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the taught ones. And the taught ones gave to the crowds,

Matthew 26:26

And as they were eating, יהושע  took bread, and having blessed, broke and gave it to the taught ones and said, “Take, eat, this is My body.”

Mark 6:41

And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, looking up to the heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to His taught ones to set before them. And the two fishes He divided among them all.

Luke 24:30

And it came to be, when He sat at the table with them, having taken the bread, He blessed, and having broken, He was giving it to them.

Luke 9:16

And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the taught ones to set before the crowd.

John 6:11

And יהושע  took the loaves, and having given thanks He distributed them to the taught ones, and the taught ones to those sitting down. And the same with the fish, as much as they wished.

John 6:23

but other boats came from Kinnereth, near the place where they ate bread after the Master had given thanks –

1 Corinthians 10:30

But if I partake with thanks, why am I evil spoken of for what I give thanks?

1 Timothy 4:4

Because every creature of Elohim is good, and none is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,

1 Samuel 2:35

‘And I shall raise up for Myself a trustworthy priest who does according to what is in My heart and in My being. And I shall build him a steadfast house, and he shall walk before My anointed forever.

1 Samuel 9:14

And they went up to the city. They were coming into the midst of the city, and saw Shemu’ĕ