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1 Samuel 9:11
1 Samuel 9:11 is verse 11 of 1 Samuel chapter 9, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”
King James Version
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?
World English Bible
As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, “Is the seer here?”
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1 Samuel 9:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible
9 (Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
10 “Good,” said Saul to his servant. “Come, let us go.” So they set out for the city where the man of God was.
11 And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”
12 “Yes, he is ahead of you,” they answered. “Hurry now, for today he has come to the city because the people have a sacrifice on the high place.
13 As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; you will find him.”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 24:11As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.
Genesis 24:18“Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink.
Genesis 24:19After she had given him a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels, until they have had enough to drink.”
Genesis 24:20And she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw water, until she had drawn water for all his camels.
Exodus 2:16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.
Judges 5:11the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates: