1 Samuel 9:13 - Tree of Life Version

¹³ As soon as you enter the town, you’ll find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. For the people will not eat until he comes, because he must first bless the sacrifice—afterward the guests can eat. So now, get up, for you will find him at once.”

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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

Now 200 men from Jerusalem went with Absalom, who were invited and were going innocently, knowing nothing of the situation.

Matthew 14:19

Ordering the crowd to recline on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, He offered the bracha. After breaking the loaves, He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

Matthew 26:26

Now while they were eating, Yeshua took matzah ; and after He offered the bracha, He broke and gave to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”

Mark 6:41

And He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, He offered the bracha. He broke the loaves and kept giving them to the disciples to serve to the people; and He divided the two fish among them all.

Luke 24:30

And it happened that when He was reclining at the table with them, He took the matzah , offered a bracha and, breaking it, gave it to them.

Luke 9:16

And He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, He offered the bracha and broke them. And He kept giving them to the disciples to set before the crowd.

John 6:11

Then Yeshua picked up the loaves. And having given thanks, He distributed bread to everyone who was reclining. He did the same with the fish, as much as they wanted.

John 6:23

Some other boats from Tiberias came close to the place where they had eaten the bread after the Master had given thanks.

1 Corinthians 10:30

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

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

“Yet I will raise up for Myself a faithful kohen who will do according to what is in My heart and My mind. Then I will build him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one all the time.

1 Samuel 9:14

So they went up to the town. As they were entering the town, behold, Samuel was coming out toward them to go up to the high place.