And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.(1 Samuel 9:5)
And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honorable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can show us our way that we should go.(1 Samuel 9:6)
Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?(1 Samuel 9:7)
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.
(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire 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.)(1 Samuel 9:9)
Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.(1 Samuel 9:10)
And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?(1 Samuel 9:11)
