He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. They had thirty towns in Gilead, which are still called Jair’s Villages today.
1 Samuel 9:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off. Kish said to his son Saul, ‘Take one of the servants with you and go and look for the donkeys.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. Kish said to Saul, Take a servant with you and go, look for the donkeys. American Standard Version (1901) And the asses of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. Common English Bible When the donkeys belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost, Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servant boys with you and go look for the donkeys.” Catholic Public Domain Version Now the donkeys of Kish, the father of Saul, had become lost. And Kish said to his son Saul, "Take with you one of the servants, and rising up, go out and seek the donkeys." And when they had passed through mount Ephraim, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the asses of Cis, Sauls father, were lost. And Cis said to his son Saul: Take one of the servants with thee; and arise. Go, and seek the asses. And when they had passed through mount Ephraim, |
He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. They had thirty towns in Gilead, which are still called Jair’s Villages today.
You who ride on white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and who travel on the road, give praise!
Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, ‘Where did you go? ’ ‘To look for the donkeys,’ Saul answered. ‘When we saw they weren’t there, we went to Samuel.’
Today when you leave me, you’ll find two men at Rachel’s Grave at Zelzah in the territory of Benjamin. They will say to you, “The donkeys you went looking for have been found, and now your father has stopped being concerned about the donkeys and is worried about you, asking: What should I do about my son? ”
He had a son named Saul, an impressive young man. There was no one more impressive among the Israelites than he. He stood a head taller than anyone else. ,
As for the donkeys that wandered away from you three days ago, don’t worry about them because they’ve been found. And who does all Israel desire but you and all your father’s family? ’
Saul and his servant went through the hill country of Ephraim and then through the region of Shalishah, but they didn’t find them. They went through the region of Shaalim #– #nothing. Then they went through the Benjaminite region but still didn’t find them.