1 Samuel 9:10-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 Saul then said to his servant, “You are right! Come on, let us go!” So they headed toward the city where the man of God lived.
Meeting the Young Women. 11 (A)As they were going up the path to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and they asked them, “Is the seer in town?” 12 (B)The young women answered, “Yes, there—straight ahead. Hurry now; just today he came to the city, because the people have a sacrifice today on the high place.[a]
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- 9:12 On the high place: the local sanctuary on the top of a hill, where the sacrifice was offered and the sacrificial meal eaten.
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