1 Samuel 9:8-16

8The servant again answered Saul, “Look, here! I have one-tenth of an ounce of silver. I’ll give it to the man of God. Then he’ll tell us where to find the donkeys.”

9(Formerly in Israel, when a person went to ask God ⌞a question⌟, he would say, “Come, let’s go to the seer,” because a person we now call a prophet used to be called a seer.)

10Saul told his servant, “That’s a good idea! Come on, let’s go.” They went to the city where the man of God was.

11As they were going up the hill to the city, they met girls coming out to get water. They asked the girls, “Is the seer here?”

12The girls answered, “He’s there ahead of you. Hurry! He ⌞just⌟ went into the city today since the people are offering a sacrifice on the worship site.

13As you go into the city, you can find him before he goes to the worship site to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, since he blesses the sacrifice. Then those who are invited may eat. Go. You should be able to find him now.”

14So Saul and his servant went to the city. As they entered it, Samuel was coming toward them on his way to the worship site.

15Now, the Lord had revealed the following message to Samuel one day before Saul came:

16“About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the territory of Benjamin. Anoint him to be ruler of my people Israel. He will save my people from the Philistines because I’ve seen my people’s ⌞suffering⌟ and their cry has come to me.”