1 Samuel 9:9

God's Word

(Formerly in Israel, when a person went to ask God ⌞a question⌟, he would say, “Come, let’s go to the seer,” because a person we now call a prophet used to be called a seer.)

Cross References

Genesis 25:22

When the children inside her were struggling with each other, she said, “If it’s like this now, what will become of me?” So she went to ask the Lord.

2 Samuel 24:11

When David got up in the morning, the Lord spoke his word to the prophet Gad, David’s seer.

2 Kings 17:13

The Lord had warned Israel and Judah through every kind of prophet and seer, “Turn from your evil ways, and obey my commands and decrees as I commanded your ancestors in all my teachings, the commands I sent to you through my servants the prophets.”

1 Chronicles 21:9

The Lord spoke to Gad, David’s seer.

1 Chronicles 26:28

Everything that Samuel the seer, Saul (son of Kish), Abner (son of Ner), and Joab (son of Zeruiah) had donated—everything that had been donated—was under the supervision of Shelomith and his relatives.

1 Chronicles 29:29

Everything about King David from first to last is written in the records of the seer  Samuel, the prophet Nathan, and the seer Gad.

1 Chronicles 9:22

The men chosen to be gatekeepers at the entrances totaled 212. Their genealogies were recorded in their villages. David and the seer  Samuel appointed them to these positions because they were trustworthy.

2 Chronicles 16:10

Asa was furious at the seer. He was so angry with Hanani that he put Hanani in prison. Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time in his reign.

2 Chronicles 16:7

At that time the seer  Hanani came to King Asa of Judah and said to him, “Because you depended on the king of Syria and did not depend on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped your grasp.

Isaiah 29:10

The Lord has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He will shut your eyes. (Your eyes are the prophets.) He will cover your heads. (Your heads are the seers.)

Isaiah 30:10

They say to the seers, ‘Don’t see ⌞the future⌟.’ They say to those who have visions, ‘Don’t have visions that tell us what is right. Tell us what we want to hear. See illusions.

Amos 7:12

Then Amaziah said to Amos, “You seer, run away to Judah! Eat there, and prophesy there!

1 Corinthians 12:17

If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell?

Judges 1:1

After Joshua’s death the Israelites asked the Lord, “Who will go first to fight the Canaanites for us?”

Judges 18:5

They said to him, “Please find out from God if our journey will be successful.”

1 Samuel 9:10

Saul told his servant, “That’s a good idea! Come on, let’s go.” They went to the city where the man of God was.