7. “If we go,” Saul asked his servant, “what could we bring the man since the food in our sacks is gone? There’s no present we can bring the man of God. What do we have?”
8. The servant again answered Saul, “Look, here! I have one-tenth of an ounce of silver. I’ll give it to the man of God. Then he’ll tell us where to find the donkeys.”
9. (Formerly in Israel, when a person went to ask God ⌊a question⌋, he would say, “Come, let’s go to the seer,” because a person we now call a prophet used to be called a seer.)
10. Saul told his servant, “That’s a good idea! Come on, let’s go.” They went to the city where the man of God was.
11. As they were going up the hill to the city, they met girls coming out to get water. They asked the girls, “Is the seer here?”
12. The girls answered, “He’s there ahead of you. Hurry! He ⌊just⌋ went into the city today since the people are offering a sacrifice on the worship site.
13. As you go into the city, you can find him before he goes to the worship site to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, since he blesses the sacrifice. Then those who are invited may eat. Go. You should be able to find him now.”
14. So Saul and his servant went to the city. As they entered it, Samuel was coming toward them on his way to the worship site.