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But he[a] said to him, “Look, a man of God is in this town, and the man is honored. All that he says certainly comes true. So then let us go there; perhaps he will tell us about our journey on which we have gone.” So Saul said to his servant, “Look, we may go, but what should we bring to the man? For the bread is gone from our bags, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have with us?” The servant again answered Saul and said, “Look, I have[b] in my hand a quarter shekel of silver! I will give it to the man of God so that he will tell us our way.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 9:6 That is, Saul’s servant
  2. 1 Samuel 9:8 Literally “what was found”