1 Samuel 9:8

8 O moço tornou a responder a Saul, e disse: Eis que ainda tenho em mão um quarto dum siclo de prata, o qual darei ao homem de Deus, para que nos mostre o caminho.

1 Samuel 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 Samuel 9:8 In-Context

6 Mas ele lhe disse: Eis que há nesta cidade um homem de Deus, e ele é muito considerado; tudo quanto diz, sucede infalivelmente. Vamos, pois, até lá; porventura nos mostrará o caminho que devemos seguir.

7 Então Saul disse ao seu moço: Porém se lá formos, que levaremos ao homem? Pois o pão de nossos alforjes se acabou, e presente nenhum temos para levar ao homem de Deus; que temos?

8 O moço tornou a responder a Saul, e disse: Eis que ainda tenho em mão um quarto dum siclo de prata, o qual darei ao homem de Deus, para que nos mostre o caminho.

9 (Antigamente em Israel, indo alguém consultar a Deus, dizia assim: Vinde, vamos ao vidente; porque ao profeta de hoje, outrora se chamava vidente.)

10 Então disse Saul ao moço: Dizes bem; vem, pois, vamos! E foram-se � cidade onde estava e homem de Deus.