7. Then said Saul to his servant, But behold, if we go, what shall we bring to the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?
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 God, to tell us our way.
9. (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spoke, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was formerly called a Seer.)
10. Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go: so they went to the city where the man of God was.
11. And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, Is the seer here?
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:
13. As soon as ye shall enter the city, ye will straightway find him, before he goeth up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he cometh, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that are invited. Now therefore go up: for about this time ye will find him.
14. And they went up into the city: and when they had come into the city, behold, Samuel came out meeting them, to go up to the high place.
15. Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,