1 Samuel 9:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.”

1 Samuel 9:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 9:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 9:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The servant said to him, “Behold now, there is a man of God in this city, and he is a man who is held in honor. All that he says surely happens. Now let’s go there. Perhaps he can tell us which way to go.””

1 Samuel 9:6 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 9:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man that is held in honor; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we go.”

1 Samuel 9:6 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 9:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he saith to him, `Lo, I pray thee, a man of God <FI>is<Fi> in this city, and the man is honoured; all that he speaketh doth certainly come; now, we go there, it may be he doth declare to us our way on which we have gone.'”

1 Samuel 9:6 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 9:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he said to him, Behold now, a man of God is in this city, and the man is held in honour; all that he says comes surely to pass. Let us now go thither: perhaps he will shew us the way that we should go.”

1 Samuel 9:6 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 9:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he said vnto him, Behold nowe, in this citie is a man of God, and he is an honorable man: all that he saith commeth to passe: let vs nowe goe thither, if so be that he can shewe vs what way we may goe.”

1 Samuel 9:6 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 9:6 in Context — 1 Samuel 9

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.

6 And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.

7 Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring 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.

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What Does 1 Samuel 9:6 Mean?

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