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Then Saul said to his young man, “If we go, what should we bring for the man? Look, the bread in our bags is used up, and we do not have a gift to bring to the man of God. What do we have with us?”

The young man responded to Saul, “Look here. I have a quarter of a shekel[a] of silver in my hand. I will give that to the man of God to tell us which way we should go.”

(In earlier times in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he would say, “Come, let’s go to the seer,” because the man who is now called a prophet used to be called a seer.)

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  1. 1 Samuel 9:8 A small amount, about one tenth of an ounce

Saul said to his servant, “If we go, what can we give the man? The food in our sacks is gone. We have no gift(A) to take to the man of God. What do we have?”

The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have a quarter of a shekel[a] of silver. I will give it to the man of God so that he will tell us what way to take.” (Formerly in Israel, if someone went to inquire(B) of God, they would say, “Come, let us go to the seer,” because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)(C)

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  1. 1 Samuel 9:8 That is, about 1/10 ounce or about 3 grams