Then the king said to the man of God, “Please come home with me. Come and eat with me. I will give you a gift.”
1 Samuel 9:8 - Easy To Read Version Again the servant answered Saul. “Look, I have a little bit of money. [92] Let’s give it to the man of God. [93] Then he will tell us where 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 said to the man of God, “Please come home with me. Come and eat with me. I will give you a gift.”
Give the prophet ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey. Then ask him what will happen to our son. The prophet Ahijah will tell you.”
But the servant answered, “A man of God [91] is in this town. People respect him. Everything he says comes true. So let’s go into town. Maybe the man of God will tell us where we should go next.”