1 Samuel 9:8

8 —Bueno —dijo el siervo—, tengo una pequeña pieza de plata.
¡Al menos, se la podemos ofrecer al hombre de Dios y ver qué pasa!

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 Pero el siervo dijo:
—¡Se me ocurre algo! En esta ciudad vive un hombre de Dios. La gente lo tiene en gran estima porque todo lo que dice se cumple. Vayamos a buscarlo; tal vez pueda decirnos por dónde ir.

7 —Pero no tenemos nada que ofrecerle —respondió Saúl—. Hasta nuestra comida se acabó y no tenemos nada para darle.

8 —Bueno —dijo el siervo—, tengo una pequeña pieza de plata.
¡Al menos, se la podemos ofrecer al hombre de Dios y ver qué pasa!

9 (En esos días, si la gente quería recibir un mensaje de Dios, decía: «Vamos a preguntarle al vidente», porque los profetas solían ser llamados «videntes»).

10 —Está bien —aceptó Saúl—, ¡hagamos el intento!
Así que se encaminaron hacia la ciudad donde vivía el hombre de Dios.