1 Samuel 9:8 - The Scriptures 2009

⁸ And the servant answered Sha’ul again and said, “Look, I have here at hand one fourth of a sheqel of silver. And I shall give that to the man of Elohim, and he shall make known to us our way.”

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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."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ The servant answered Saul again, and said: Behold, there is found in my hand the fourth part of a sicle of silver. Let us give it to the man of God, that he may tell us our way.

1 Samuel 9:8 Cross References

1 Kings 13:7

The sovereign then said to the man of Elohim, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I give you a gift.”

1 Kings 14:3

“And you shall take with you ten loaves, and cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. Let him declare to you what becomes of the child.”

1 Samuel 9:6

And he said to him, “See, there is in this city a man of Elohim, and the man is esteemed. All that he says comes true, without fail. Now, let us go there. It could be that he shows us the way to go.”