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So he passed through ^(C1)the hill country of Ephraim and passed through the land of ^(C2)Shalishah, but they did not find them. Then they passed through the land of ^(C3)Shaalim, but they were not there. Then he passed through the land of the Benjaminites, but they did not find them.

When they came to the land of ^(C1)Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, "Come, and let's return, ^(C2)or else my father will stop being concerned about the donkeys and will become anxious about us."

But he said to him, "Behold now, there is ^(C1)a man of God in this city, and the man is held in honor; ^(C2)everything that he says definitely comes true. Now let's go there, ^(C3)perhaps he can tell us about our journey on which we have set out."

Then Saul said to his servant, "But look, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is gone from our sacks and there is ^(C1)no gift to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"

The servant answered Saul again and said, "Look, I have in my hand a fourth of a shekel of silver; I will give it to the man of God and he will ^(C1)tell us our way."

(Previously in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he used to say, "Come, and let's go to the seer"; for he who is called a prophet now was previously called ^(C1)a seer.)

Then Saul said to his servant, "^(F1)Good idea; come, let's go." So they went to the city where the man of God was.

As they went up the slope to the city, ^(C1)they found young women going out to draw water, and they said to them, "Is the seer here?"

They answered them and said, "He is; ^(F1)see, he is ahead of you. Hurry now, for he has come into the city today, because ^(C1)the people have a sacrifice on ^(C2)the high place today.