1 Samuel 9:8-16

8The servant answered Saul again and said, “Look, I have in my hand a fourth of a shekel of silver; I will give it to the man of God and he will 1tell us our way.” 9(Previously in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he used to say, “Come, and let’s go to the seer”; for he who is called a prophet now was previously called 2a seer.) 10Then Saul said to his servant, “3Good idea; come, let’s go.” So they went to the city where the man of God was.

11As they went up the slope to the city, 4they found young women going out to draw water, and they said to them, “Is the seer here?” 12They answered them and said, “He is; 5see, he is ahead of you. Hurry now, for he has come into the city today, because 6the people have a sacrifice on 7the high place today. 13As soon as you enter the city you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat, for the people will not eat until he comes, because 8he must bless the sacrifice; afterward those who are invited will eat. Now then, go up, for you will find him about this time.” 14So they went up to the city. As they came into the city, behold, Samuel was coming out toward them to go up to the high place.

15Now a day before Saul’s coming, 9the Lord had 10revealed this to Samuel, saying, 16“About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and 11you shall anoint him as ruler over My people Israel; and he will save My people from the hand of the Philistines. For 12I have considered My people, because their outcry has come to Me.”