1 Samuel 9:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.”
1 Samuel 9:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 9:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 9:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. Kish said to Saul his son, “Now take one of the servants with you, and arise, go look for the donkeys.””
1 Samuel 9:3 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 9:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the asses of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.”
1 Samuel 9:3 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 9:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the asses of Kish, father of Saul, are lost, and Kish saith unto Saul his son, `Take, I pray thee, with thee, one of the young men, and rise, go, seek the asses.'”
1 Samuel 9:3 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 9:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost; and Kish said to Saul his son, Take, I pray, one of the young men with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.”
1 Samuel 9:3 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 9:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the asses of Kish Sauls father were lost: therefore Kish said to Saul his sonne, Take nowe one of the seruants with thee, and arise, goe, and seeke the asses.”
1 Samuel 9:3 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 9:3 in Context — 1 Samuel 9
1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
2 And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
3 And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
4 And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
5 And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.
What Does 1 Samuel 9:3 Mean?
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