1 Samuele 9:8

8 Il servo replicò a Saul, dicendo: "Ecco, io mi trovo in possesso del quarto d’un siclo d’argento; lo darò all’uomo di Dio, ed egli c’indicherà la via.

1 Samuele 9:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 9:8

And the servant answered Saul again, and said
As he had answered him before, when Saul proposed to return home, by telling him there was an honourable man of God in the city near at hand, that might possibly be able to direct them which way they should go to find the asses: so he answers him again with respect to the present it was proper to carry with them, and what he had in his hands to make:

behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver:
a "zuze" of silver, as the Targum, four of which made a shekel, about seven pence halfpenny of our money, and scarce so much:

that will I give to the man of God to tell us our way;
that they should go to find the asses: which he would give him very freely for that purpose: both Saul and his servant must entertain a mean opinion of prophets, and men of God, and especially of so great a man as Samuel, that he should be employed at any time in directing persons in such cases, and take money for so doing, and so small a gratuity as this before mentioned; though it seems as if, at some times, something of this kind was done by prophets, and men of God, which might be permitted to keep the people from going to diviners and soothsayers.

1 Samuele 9:8 In-Context

6 Il servo gli disse: "Ecco, v’è in questa città un uomo di Dio, ch’è tenuto in grande onore; tutto quello ch’egli dice, succede sicuramente; andiamoci; forse egli c’indicherà la via che dobbiamo seguire".

7 E Saul disse al suo servo: "Ma, ecco, se v’andiamo, che porteremo noi all’uomo di Dio? Poiché non ci son più provvisioni nei nostri sacchi, e non abbiamo alcun presente da offrire all’uomo di Dio. Che abbiamo con noi?"

8 Il servo replicò a Saul, dicendo: "Ecco, io mi trovo in possesso del quarto d’un siclo d’argento; lo darò all’uomo di Dio, ed egli c’indicherà la via.

9 (Anticamente, in Israele, quand’uno andava a consultare Iddio, diceva: "Venite, andiamo dal Veggente!" poiché colui che oggi si chiama Profeta, anticamente si chiamava Veggente).

10 E Saul disse al suo servo: "Dici bene; vieni, andiamo". E andarono alla città dove stava l’uomo di Dio.