He saidto him, "Beholdnow,there is a manof Godin thiscity,and the manis heldin honor;allthat he sayssurelycomestrue. Nowlet us gothere,perhapshe can tellus about our journeyon whichwe have setout."
"So I cametodayto the spring,and said,'O LORD,the Godof my masterAbraham,ifnowYou will make my journeyon whichI gosuccessful;
The kingsaidalso to Zadokthe priest,"Are you [not] a seer?Returnto the cityin peaceand your twosonswith you, your sonAhimaazand Jonathanthe sonof Abiathar.
Now behold,there camea manof Godfrom Judahto Bethelby the wordof the LORD,while Jeroboamwas standingby the altarto burnincense.
It happenedwhen Elishathe manof Godheardthat the kingof Israelhad tornhis clothes,that he sent[word] to the king,saying,"Whyhave you tornyour clothes?Nowlet him cometo me, and he shall knowthat thereis a prophetin Israel."
Then the manof Godsaid,"Wheredid it fall?"And when he showedhim the place,he cutoffa stickand threw[it] in there,and made the ironfloat.
Whois the manwho fearsthe LORD?He will instructhim in the wayhe should choose.
Confirmingthe wordof His servantAnd performingthe purposeof His messengers.[It is I] who saysof Jerusalem,'She shall be inhabited!'And of the citiesof Judah,They shall be built.'And I will raiseup her ruins[again].
"Heavenand earthwill passaway,but My wordswill not pass away.
Now thisis the blessingwith whichMosesthe manof Godblessedthe sonsof Israelbeforehis death.
You are witnesses,and [so is] God,howdevoutlyand uprightlyand blamelesslywe behavedtoward you believers;
and that you esteemthem very highlyin lovebecauseof their work.Live in peacewith one another.
But fleefrom these things,you manof God,and pursuerighteousness,godliness,faith,love,perseverance[and] gentleness.
Then a manof Godcameto Eliand saidto him, "Thussaysthe LORD,Did I [not] indeedrevealMyself to the houseof your fatherwhen they were in Egypt[in bondage] to Pharaoh'shouse?
The servantansweredSaulagainand said,"Behold,I havein my handa fourthof a shekelof silver;I will give[it] to the manof Godand he will tellus our way."
