Brenton's Septuagint (LXX) - Holy Name KJV

 9:1 ¶ And [there was] a man of the sons of Benjamin, and his name [was] Kish{gr.Kis}, the son of Abiel, the son of Jared, the son of Bachir, the son of Aphec, the son of a Benjamite, a man of might.

 9:1 ¶ Now there was° a man° of Benjamin,°° whose name° [was] Kish,° the son° of Abiel,° the son° of Zeror,° the son° of Bechorath,° the son° of Aphiah,° a Benjamite,° a mighty° man°° of power.°

 9:2 And this man [had] a son, and his name was Saul, of great stature, a goodly man; and there was not among the sons of Israel a goodlier than he, high above all the people from his shoulders and upward.

 9:2 And he had° a son,° whose name° [was] Saul,° a choice young man,° and a goodly:° and [there was] not° among the children°° of Israel° a goodlier° person° than° he: from his shoulders°° and upward° [he was] higher° than any°° of the people.°

 9:3 And the asses of Kish{gr.Kis} the father of Saul were lost; and Kish{gr.Kis} said to Saul his son, Take with thee one of the young men, and arise ye, and go seek the asses.

 9:3 And the asses° of Kish° Saul's° father° were lost.°° And Kish° said°° to° Saul° his son,° Take°° now°° one° of the servants°° with° thee, and arise,°° go°°° seek°°° the asses.°

 9:4 And they went through mount Ephraim, and they went through the land of Selcha, and found them not: and they passed through the land of Segalim, and they were not there: and they passed through the land of Jamin, and found them not.

 9:4 And he passed through°° mount° Ephraim,° and passed through°° the land° of Shalisha,° but they found°° [them] not:° then they passed through°° the land° of Shalim,° and [there they were] not:° and he passed through°° the land° of the Benjamites,° but they found°° [them] not.°

 9:5 And when they came to Siph, then Saul said to his young man that was with him, Come and let us return, lest my father leave the asses, and take care for us.

 9:5 [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.

 9:6 And the young man said to him, Behold now, [there is] a man of God in this city, and the man [is] of high repute; all that he shall speak will surely come to pass: now then let us go, that he may tell us our way on which we have set out.

 9:6 And he said°° unto him, Behold° now,° [there is] in this° city° a man° of Elohim,° and [he is] an honourable°° man;° all° that° he saith°° cometh°° surely to pass:°° now° let us go°°° thither;° peradventure° he can shew°° us° our way° that°° we should go.°°

 9:7 And Saul said to his young man that was with him, Lo, then, we will go; but what shall we bring the man of God? for the loaves are spent out of our vessels, and we have nothing more with us that belongs to us to bring to the man of God.

 9:7 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 Elohim:° what° have we?

 9:8 And the young man answered Saul again, and said, Behold, there is found in my hand a fourth part of a shekel of silver; and thou shalt give it to the man of God, and he shall tell us our way.

 9:8 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 Elohim,° to tell°° us° our way.°

 9:9 Now before time in Israel every one in going to enquire of God said, Come and let us go to the seer; for the people beforetime called the prophet, the seer.

 9:9 (Beforetime° in Israel,° when a man° went°°° to enquire°° of Elohim,° thus° he spake,°° Come,°°° and let us go°°° to° the seer:°° for° [he that is] now° [called] a Prophet° was beforetime° called°° a Seer.)°°

 9:10 And Saul said to his servant, Well said, come and let us go: and they went to the city where the man of God was.

 9:10 Then said°° Saul° to his servant,° Well° said;°°° come,°°° let us go.°°° So they went°°° unto° the city° where°° the man° of Elohim° [was].

 9:11 ¶ As they went up the ascent to the city, they find damsels come out to draw water, and they say to them, Is the seer here?

 9:11 ¶ [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?°

 9:12 And the virgins answered them, and they say to them, He is: behold, [he is] before you: now he is coming to the city, because of the day, for to-day [there is] a sacrifice for the people in Bama.

 9:12 And they answered°° them, and said,°° He is;° behold,° [he is] before° you: make haste°° now,° for° he came°° to day° to the city;° for° [there is] a sacrifice° of the people° to day° in the high place:°

 9:13 As soon as ye shall enter into the city, so shall ye find him in the city, before he goes up to Bama to eat; for the people will not eat until he comes in, for he blesses the sacrifice, and afterwards the guests eat; now then go up, for ye shall find him because of the holiday.

 9:13 As soon as ye be come°° into the city,° ye shall straightway° find°° him, before° he go up°° to the high place° to eat:°° for° the people° will not° eat°° until° he come,°° because° he° doth bless°° the sacrifice;° [and] afterwards°° they eat°° that be bidden.°° Now° therefore get you up;°° for° about this time° ye shall find°° him.

 9:14 And they go up to the city; and as they were entering into the midst of the city, behold, Samuel came out to meet them, to go up to Bama.

 9:14 And they went up°° into° the city:° [and] when they° were come°° into° the city,° behold,° Samuel° came out°° against°° them, for to go up°° to the high place.°

 9:15 ¶ And the Lord uncovered the ear of Samuel one day before Saul came to him, saying,

 9:15 ¶ Now Yahweh° had told°° Samuel° in° his ear° a° day° before° Saul° came,°° saying,°°

 9:16 At this time to-morrow I will send to thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be ruler over my people Israel, and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon the humiliation of my people, for their cry is come unto me.

 9:16 To morrow° about this time° I will send°° thee a man° out of the land°° of Benjamin,° and thou shalt anoint°° him [to be] captain° over° my people° Israel,° that he may save°°° my people° out of the hand°° of the Philistines:° for° I have looked°° upon°° my people,° because° their cry° is come°° unto me.°

 9:17 And Samuel looked upon Saul, and the Lord answered him, Behold the man of whom I spoke to thee, this one shall rule over my people.

 9:17 And when Samuel° saw°°° Saul,° Yahweh° said°° unto him, Behold° the man° whom° I spake°° to° thee of! this same° shall reign°° over my people.°

 9:18 And Saul drew near to Samuel into the midst of the city, and said, Tell me now which [is] the house of the seer?

 9:18 Then Saul° drew near°° to° Samuel° in° the gate,° and said,°° Tell°° me, I pray thee,° where°° the seer's°° house° [is].

 9:19 And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am he: go up before me to Bama, and eat with me to-day, and I will send thee away in the morning, and I will tell thee all that is in thine heart.

 9:19 And Samuel° answered°°° Saul,° and said,°° I° [am] the seer:°° go up°° before° me unto the high place;° for ye shall eat°° with° me to day,° and to morrow° I will let thee go,°° and will tell°° thee all° that° [is] in thine heart.°

 9:20 And concerning thine asses that have been lost now these three days, care not for them, for they are found. And to whom does the excellency of Israel belong? does it not to thee and to thy father's house?

 9:20 And as for thine asses° that were lost°° three° days° ago,° set°° not°° thy mind° on them; for° they are found.°° And on whom° [is] all° the desire° of Israel?° [Is it] not° on thee, and on all° thy father's° house?°

 9:21 And Saul answered and said, Am not I the son of a Benjamite, the least tribe of the people of Israel? and of the least family of the whole tribe of Benjamin? and why hast thou spoken to me according to this word?

 9:21 And Saul° answered°° and said,°° [Am] not° I° a Benjamite,° of the smallest°° of the tribes° of Israel?° and my family° the least° of all°° the families° of the tribe° of Benjamin?° wherefore° then speakest°° thou so°° to° me?

 9:22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them to the inn, and set them there a place among the chief of those that were called, about seventy men.

 9:22 And Samuel° took°°° Saul° and his servant,° and brought°° them into the parlour,° and made them sit°° in the chiefest° place° among them that were bidden,°° which° [were] about thirty° persons.°

 9:23 And Samuel said to the cook, Give me the portion which I gave thee, which I told thee to set by thee.

 9:23 And Samuel° said°° unto the cook,° Bring°°° the portion° which° I gave°° thee, of which° I said°° unto° thee, Set°° it by° thee.

 9:24 Now the cook [had] boiled the shoulder, and he set it before Saul; and Samuel said to Saul, Behold that which is left: set before thee, an eat; for it is set thee for a testimony in preference to the others; take [of it]: and Saul ate with Samuel on that day.

 9:24 And the cook° took up°°° the shoulder,° and [that] which [was] upon° it, and set°° [it] before° Saul.° And [Samuel] said,°° Behold° that which is left!°° set°° [it] before° thee, [and] eat:°° for° unto this time° hath it been kept°° for thee since I said,°° I have invited°° the people.° So Saul° did eat°° with° Samuel° that° day.°

 9:25 ¶ And he went down from Bama into the city; and they prepared a lodging for Saul on the roof, and he lay down.

 9:25 ¶ And when they were come down°° from the high place°° into the city,° [Samuel] communed°° with° Saul° upon° the top of the house.°

 9:26 An it came to pass when the morning dawned, that Samuel called Saul on the roof, saying, Rise up, and I will dismiss thee. And Saul arose, and he and Samuel went out.

 9:26 And they arose early:°° and it came to pass° about the spring°° of the day,° that Samuel° called°°° Saul° to the top of the house,° saying,°° Up,°° that I may send thee away.°° And Saul° arose,°° and they went out°° both° of them, he° and Samuel,° abroad.°

 9:27 As they went down to a part of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Speak to the young man, and let him pass on before us; and do thou stand as to-day, and hearken to the word of God.

 9:27 [And] as they° were going down°° to the end° of the city,° Samuel° said°° to° Saul,° Bid°° the servant° pass on°° before° us, (and he passed on,)°° but stand°° thou still°° a while,° that I may shew°° thee° the word° of Elohim.°