Bible Strands
1 Samuel 9:18
Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Saul addresses Samuel at the city gateway at the moment Samuel has just been divinely directed to recognize Saul as the future ruler over Israel.
The words — וַ/יִּגַּ֥שׁ (va/i.yi.Gash) means “and he approached,” while הַגִּֽידָ/ה־ (ha.gi.da/h-) functions as the imperative “tell!”
The thread — The narrative tracks Saul’s physical movement toward the prophet as the necessary precursor to receiving divine guidance, a structural sequence that links directly to the divine appointment in 1 Samuel 9:17 and the subsequent promise of answered inquiry in 1 Samuel 9:19.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to note that human initiative to seek a prophet must align with divine timing and direction before any revelation or commission follows.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.