1 A beše jedan čovek od plemena Venijaminovog, kome ime beše Kis, sin Avila, sina Serora, sina Vehorata, sina Afije, sina jednog čoveka od plemena Venijaminovog, hrabar junak. 2 On imaše sina po imenu Saula, koji beše mlad i lep da ne beše lepšeg od njega među sinovima Izrailjevim, a glavom beše viši od svega naroda. 3 A Kisu, ocu Saulovom nestaše magarice, pa reče Kis Saulu sinu svom: Uzmi sa sobom jednog momka, pa ustani i idi te traži magarice. 4 I on prođe goru Jefremovu, i prođe zemlju salisku; ali ne nađoše; pa prođoše i zemlju salimsku, i ne beše ih; pa prođoše i zemlju Venijaminovu, i ne nađoše. 5 A kad dođoše u zemlju sufsku, reče Saul momku svom koji beše s njim: Hajde da se vratimo, da se ne bi otac okanio magarica i zabrinuo se za nas. 6 A on mu reče: Evo, u ovom gradu ima čovek Božji, kog veoma poštuju; šta god kaže sve se zbiva; hajdemo k njemu, može biti da će nas uputiti kuda bismo išli. 7 A Saul reče momku svom: Hajde da idemo; ali šta ćemo odneti čoveku? Jer nam je hleba nestalo u torbama, a dar nemamo da odnesemo čoveku Božijem. Šta imamo? 8 A momak opet odgovarajući reče Saulu: Eto u mene četvrt sikla srebra; to da dam čoveku Božijem da nas uputi. 9 A u staro vreme ko bi išao da pita Boga govoraše: Hajde da idemo k videocu. Jer ko se sada zove prorok u staro se vreme zvaše videlac. 10 I Saul reče momku svom: Dobro veliš; hajde da idemo. I pođoše u grad gde beše čovek Božji. 11 I kad iđahu uz brdo gradsko, sretoše devojke koje izlažahu da zahvataju vodu, pa im rekoše: Je li tu videlac? 12 A one odgovarajući rekoše: Jeste, eto pred tobom; pohitaj, jer je danas došao u grad, jer danas narod ima žrtvu na gori. 13 Kako uđete u grad, naći ćete ga pre nego pođe na goru da jede; jer narod neće jesti dokle on ne dođe, jer on treba da blagoslovi žrtvu, pa onda će zvanice jesti; zato idite, jer ćete ga sada naći. 14 I otidoše u grad; a kad dođoše usred grada, gle Samuilo polazeći na goru srete ih. 15 A Gospod beše objavio Samuilu dan pre nego dođe Saul, rekavši: 16 Sutra u ovo doba poslaću k tebi jednog čoveka iz zemlje Venijaminove, njega pomaži da bude vođ narodu mom Izrailju, i on će izbaviti moj narod iz ruku filistejskih. Jer pogledah na narod svoj, jer vika njegova dođe do mene. 17 I kad Samuilo ugleda Saula, reče mu Gospod: Eto čoveka za kog ti rekoh; taj će vladati mojim narodom. 18 I Saul pristupi k Samuilu na vratima, i reče: Kaži mi, gde je kuća videočeva? 19 A Samuilo odgovori Saulu i reče: Ja sam videlac. Hajde preda mnom na goru, i danas ćete sa mnom jesti; a sutra ću te otpustiti, i šta ti je god u srcu, kazaću ti. 20 A za magarice, kojih ti je nestalo pre tri dana, ne brini se; jer su se našle. I čije će biti sve što je najbolje u Izrailju? Eda li ne tvoje i svega doma oca tvog? 21 A Saul odgovori i reče: Nisam li od plemena Venijaminovog, najmanjeg plemena Izrailjevog, i dom moj najmanji između svih domova plemena Venijaminovog? Što mi dakle govoriš tako? 22 A Samuilo uze Saula i njegovog momka, i odvede ih u sobu, i posadi ih u začelje među zvanicama kojih beše do trideset ljudi. 23 I Samuilo reče kuvaru: Donesi deo koji ti dadoh i za koji ti rekoh: Ostavi ga kod sebe. 24 Tada donese kuvar pleće i šta beše na njemu; a Samuilo ga metnu pred Saula, i reče: Evo šta je ostalo, uzmi preda se, te jedi, jer je sačuvano pre za tebe, kad rekoh: Pozvao sam narod. Tako jede Saul sa Samuilom onaj dan. 25 Potom siđoše s gore u grad, i Samuilo se razgovara sa Saulom na krovu. 26 A ujutru uraniše, i kad svitaše, zovnu Samuilo Saula na krov, i reče mu: Digni se, da te otpustim. I kad se diže Saul, iziđoše obojica, on i Samuilo. 27 I kad dođoše na kraj grada, reče Samuilo Saulu: Reci momku neka ide napred (i on prođe napred), a ti stani malo da ti javim reč Božiju.
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Notes on this text (3)
- eBible.org's Latin-script edition, ekavian pronunciation (e.g. svet, greh).
- No deuterocanonical books.
- Chapter divisions follow the Hebrew Bible in Job 39–41, Ezekiel 20–21, Hosea 11–12 and Jonah 1–2 (verse numbers there differ from English Bibles).
People & places in this chapter
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People
Abiel
Named as the father of Kish, Saul's father, and of Ner, Abner's father.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 9:1; 1 Samuel 14:51
Aphiah
The earliest name in the ancestry of Kish, who is called the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 9:1
Becorath
Named in the ancestry of Kish as the son of Aphiah and the father of Zeror.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 9:1
Kish
A Benjaminite man of standing, the father of Israel's first king, Saul.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 9:1-3
Saul
Israel's first king, anointed by Samuel but later rejected for his disobedience to God.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 9-10; 1 Samuel 15
Zeror
Named in the ancestry of Kish as the son of Becorath and the father of Abiel.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 9:1
Cross references (24)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Samuel 14:51; Acts 13:21; 1 Chronicles 9:36–39; 1 Chronicles 8:30–33; 1 Samuel 25:2
- 2 1 Samuel 16:7; 2 Samuel 14:25–26; Genesis 6:2; Numbers 13:33; 1 Samuel 17:4
- 3 Judges 5:10; Judges 10:4; 1 Samuel 10:2
- 4 2 Kings 4:42; Joshua 24:33; Genesis 33:18; Judges 17:1; Judges 19:1
- 5 1 Samuel 10:2; 1 Samuel 1:1; Luke 12:11; Matthew 6:28; Matthew 6:25
- 6 1 Kings 13:1; 1 Timothy 6:11; Deuteronomy 33:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:13; 1 Samuel 3:19–20
- 7 2 Kings 8:8; 1 Kings 14:3; 2 Kings 4:42; 2 Kings 5:15; Judges 6:18
- 9 Isaiah 30:10; 1 Chronicles 26:28; 2 Kings 17:13; Amos 7:12; 1 Chronicles 29:29
- 10 2 Kings 5:13–14
- 11 Genesis 24:11; Exodus 2:16; Judges 5:11; Genesis 24:18–20
- 12 Genesis 31:54; 1 Samuel 16:2; 1 Samuel 10:5; 1 Kings 3:2–4; 1 Corinthians 5:7–8
- 13 John 6:11; Mark 6:41; Matthew 26:26; 1 Corinthians 10:30; Luke 24:30
- 15 Acts 13:21; 1 Samuel 15:1; Amos 3:7; 2 Samuel 7:27; Job 33:16
- 16 1 Samuel 10:1; Exodus 3:7–9; Psalm 106:44; Psalm 25:18; 1 Samuel 15:1
- 17 Hosea 13:11; Acts 13:21; 1 Samuel 16:6–12; 1 Samuel 3:13; Nehemiah 13:19
- 19 1 Corinthians 14:25; John 4:29
- 20 1 Samuel 8:5; 1 Samuel 12:13; 1 Samuel 9:3; 1 Samuel 8:19; Psalm 62:10
- 21 1 Samuel 15:17; Ephesians 3:8; Luke 14:11; Psalm 68:27; Judges 20:46–48
- 22 Genesis 43:32; Luke 14:10
- 23 1 Samuel 1:5; Genesis 43:34
- 24 Ezekiel 24:4; Leviticus 7:32–33; Exodus 29:22; Exodus 29:27; Numbers 18:18
- 25 Deuteronomy 22:8; Acts 10:9; 2 Samuel 11:2; Nehemiah 8:16; Jeremiah 19:13
- 26 Genesis 19:14; Joshua 7:13; Genesis 44:4; Judges 19:28
- 27 John 15:14–15; 2 Kings 9:5–6; 1 Samuel 20:38–39; 1 Samuel 15:16
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And then the union of all these, which is called the Triacontad, they strenuously endeavour to demonstrate by the ark of Noah, the height of which was thirty cubits; by the case of Samuel, who assigned Saul the chief place among thirty guests; by David, when for thirty days he concealed himself in the field; by those who entered along …
And as for Samuel and David, we have it plainly in the Books of the Kingdoms, how by the Holy Ghost they prophesied themselves, and were rulers of the prophets;--and Samuel was called the Seer; and David says distinctly, The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and in the Psalms, And take not thy Holy Spirit from me, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)