1 Samuel 9:4

New American Bible - revised edition

So they went through the hill country of Ephraim, and through the land of Shalishah. Not finding them there, they continued through the land of Shaalim without success. They also went through the land of Benjamin, but they failed to find the animals.

Cross References

Genesis 33:18

Jacob arrived safely at the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram. He encamped in sight of the city.

2 Kings 4:42

A man came from Baal-shalishah bringing the man of God twenty barley loaves made from the first fruits, and fresh grain in the ear. Elisha said, “Give it to the people to eat.”

John 3:23

John was also baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was an abundance of water there, and people came to be baptized,

Joshua 19:42

Shaalabbin, Aijalon, Ithlah,

Joshua 24:33

When Eleazar, son of Aaron, also died, he was buried on the hill which had been given to his son Phinehas in the mountain region of Ephraim.

Judges 17:1

There was a man from the mountain region of Ephraim whose name was Micah.

Judges 19:1

In those days, when there was no king in Israel, there was a Levite residing in remote parts of the mountain region of Ephraim who had taken for himself a concubine from Bethlehem of Judah.

1 Samuel 1:1

There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim. His name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.

1 Samuel 9:3

Now the donkeys of Saul’s father, Kish, had wandered off. Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go out and hunt for the donkeys.”