They answeredthem and said,"He is; see,[he is] aheadof you. Hurrynow,for he has comeinto the citytoday,for the peoplehave a sacrificeon the highplacetoday.
Then Jacoboffereda sacrificeon the mountain,and calledhis kinsmento the meal;and they atethe mealand spentthe nighton the mountain.
[He left] Zadokthe priestand his relativesthe priestsbeforethe tabernacleof the LORDin the highplacewhich[was] at Gibeon,
"Afterwardyou will cometo the hillof Godwherethe Philistinegarrisonis; and it shall be as soon as you have comethereto the city,that you will meeta groupof prophetscomingdownfrom the highplacewith harp,tambourine,flute,and a lyrebeforethem, and they will be prophesying.
But Samuelsaid,"Howcan I go?When Saulhears[of it], he will killme." And the LORDsaid,"Takea heiferwith you and say,'I have cometo sacrificeto the LORD.'
But I will raiseup for Myself a faithfulpriestwho will doaccording to whatis in My heartand in My soul;and I will buildhim an enduringhouse,and he will walkbeforeMy anointedalways.
"Ifyour fathermissesme at all,then say,'Davidearnestlyasked[leave] of me to runto Bethlehemhis city,becauseit is the yearlysacrificetherefor the wholefamily.'
Then his return[was] to Ramah,for his house[was] there,and therehe judgedIsrael;and he builttherean altarto the LORD.
