1 Samuel 9:3

Louis Segond

Les ânesses de Kis, père de Saül, s'égarèrent; et Kis dit à Saül, son fils: Prends avec toi l'un des serviteurs, lève-toi, va, et cherche les ânesses.

Parallel Translations

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Or, les ânesses de Kis, père de Saül, s'étaient égarées; et Kis dit à Saül, son fils: Prends maintenant avec toi un des serviteurs, lève-toi, et va chercher les ânesses.

Darby's French Translation
Et les ânesses de Kis, père de Saül, s'étaient perdues; et Kis dit à Saül, son fils: Prends, je te prie, avec toi un des jeunes hommes, et lève-toi, va, cherche les ânesses.

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Or les ânesses de Kis, père de Saül s'étaient perdues; et Kis dit à Saül son fils : Prends maintenant avec toi un des serviteurs et te lève, et va chercher les ânesses.

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Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the asses of Kish, Saul's father, were lost,.... Had got out of the stables or fields, in which they were kept, and strayed from thence:

and Kish said to Saul his son, take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses; he chose not to send his servants only, who might not be so careful and diligent in searching for them, but his son, and not him alone, but a servant with him to wait upon him, and assist him. And it was quite agreeable to the simplicity of those times for persons of equal or greater substance to be employed in such an affair; asses made a considerable part of the wealth and riches of men, were rode upon by persons of quality, and were fed and taken care of by the sons of dukes and princes; see Job 1:3. The Jews w have a tradition, that this servant was Doeg the Edomite.

w Hieron. Trad. Heb. in Paralip, fol. 83. A.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 9:3. The asses of Kish - were lost — What a wonderful train of occurrences were connected in order to bring Saul to the throne of Israel! Every thing seems to go on according to the common course of events, and yet all conspired to favour the election of a man to the kingdom who certainly did not come there by the approbation of God.

Asses grow to great perfection in the East; and at this time, as there were no horses in Judea, they were very useful; and on them kings and princes rode.