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But the servant answered, “A man of God is in this town. People respect him. Everything he says comes true, so let’s go into town. Maybe the man of God will tell us where we should go next.”

Saul said to his servant, “Sure, we can go into town, but what can we give to him? We have no gift to give the man of God. Even the food in our bags is gone. What can we give him?”

Again the servant answered Saul. “Look, I have a little bit of money.[a] Let’s give it to the man of God. Then he will tell us where we should go.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 9:8 a little bit of money Literally, “1/4 shekel of silver” (about 1/10 of an ounce).

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