Then the king declared to the man of God, ‘Come home with me, refresh yourself, and I’ll give you a reward.’
1 Samuel 9:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The servant answered Saul, ‘Here, I have a little silver. I’ll give it to the man of God, and he will tell us which way we should go.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The servant replied, I have here a quarter of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God to tell us our way– American Standard Version (1901) And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way. Common English Bible “Here,” the boy answered Saul, “I’ve got a quarter-shekel of silver. I’ll give that to the man of God so he tells us which way to go.” ( Catholic Public Domain Version The servant again responded to Saul, and he said: "Behold, there is found in my hand a coin of the fourth part of a stater. Let us give it to the man of God, so that he may reveal to us our way." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The servant answered Saul again, and said: Behold, there is found in my hand the fourth part of a sicle of silver. Let us give it to the man of God, that he may tell us our way. |
Then the king declared to the man of God, ‘Come home with me, refresh yourself, and I’ll give you a reward.’
Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.’
‘Look,’ the servant said, ‘there’s a man of God in this city who is highly respected; everything he says is sure to come true. Let’s go there now. Maybe he’ll tell us which way we should go.’