3. Kish owned some donkeys, but they had run off. So he told Saul, “Take one of the servants and go and look for the donkeys.”
4. Saul and the servant went through the hill country of Ephraim and the territory of Shalishah, but they could not find the donkeys. Then they went through the territories of Shaalim and Benjamin, but still there was no sign of the donkeys.
5. Finally they came to the territory where the clan of Zuph lived. “Let's go back home,” Saul told his servant. “If we don't go back soon, my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us!”
6. “Wait!” the servant answered. “There's a man of God who lives in a town near here. He's amazing! Everything he says comes true. Let's talk to him. Perhaps he can tell us where to look.”
7. Saul said, “How can we talk to the prophet when I don't have anything to give him? We don't even have any bread left in our sacks. What can we give him?”
8. “I have a small piece of silver,” the servant answered. “We can give him that, and then he will tell us where to look for the donkeys.”
23-24. Then Samuel told the cook, “I gave you the best piece of meat and told you to set it aside. Bring it here now.”The cook brought the meat over and set it down in front of Saul. “This is for you,” Samuel told him. “Go ahead and eat it. I had this piece saved especially for you, and I invited these guests to eat with you.”After Saul and Samuel had finished eating,
25. they went down from the place of worship and back into town. A bed was set up for Saul on the flat roof of Samuel's house,
26. and Saul slept there.About sunrise the next morning, Samuel called up to Saul on the roof, “Time to get up! I'll help you get started on your way.”Saul got up. He and Samuel left together
27. and had almost reached the edge of town when Samuel stopped and said, “Tell your servant to go on. Stay here with me for a few minutes, and I'll tell you what God has told me.”After the servant had gone,