But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, ‘Why is this happening to me? ’ So she went to enquire of the Lord.
1 Samuel 9:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Formerly in Israel, a man who was going to enquire of God would say, ‘Come, let’s go to the seer,’ for the prophet of today was formerly called the seer. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.) Amplified Bible - Classic Edition (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, Come, let us go to the seer, for he that is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.) American Standard Version (1901) (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he said, Come, and let us go to the seer; for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.) Common English Bible Earlier in Israel, someone going to consult with God would say, “Let’s go to the seer,” because the people who are called prophets today were previously called seers.) Catholic Public Domain Version (In past times, in Israel, anyone going to consult God would speak in this way, "Come, and let us go to the seer." For one who is called a prophet today, in past times was called a seer.) Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now in time past, in Israel when a man went to consult God he spoke thus: Come, let us go to the seer. For he that is now called a prophet, in time past was called a seer. |
But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, ‘Why is this happening to me? ’ So she went to enquire of the Lord.
When David got up in the morning, the word of the Lord had come to the prophet Gad, David’s seer:
Still, the Lord warned Israel and Judah through every prophet and every seer, saying, ‘Turn from your evil ways and keep my commands and statutes according to the whole law I commanded your ancestors and sent to you through my servants the prophets.’
All that the seer Samuel, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated, along with everything else that had been dedicated, were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.
As for the events of King David’s reign, from beginning to end, note that they are written in the Events of the Seer Samuel, the Events of the Prophet Nathan, and the Events of the Seer Gad,
The total number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their settlements. David and the seer Samuel had appointed them to their trusted positions.
Asa was enraged with the seer and put him in prison because of his anger over this. And Asa mistreated some of the people at that time.
At that time, the seer Hanani came to King Asa of Judah and said to him, ‘Because you depended on the king of Aram and have not depended on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from you.
For the Lord has poured out on you an overwhelming urge to sleep; he has shut your eyes (the prophets) and covered your heads (the seers).
They say to the seers, ‘Do not see,’ and to the prophets, ‘Do not prophesy the truth to us. Tell us flattering things. Prophesy illusions.
Then Amaziah said to Amos, ‘Go away, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah. Earn your living and give your prophecies there,
If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
After the death of Joshua, the Israelites enquired of the Lord, ‘Who will be the first to fight for us against the Canaanites? ’
Then they said to him, ‘Please enquire of God for us to determine if we will have a successful journey.’
‘Good,’ Saul replied to his servant. ‘Come on, let’s go.’ So they went to the city where the man of God was.