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11 As they were going up the hill on the way to the town, they met some young women who were coming out to draw water. They said to them, “Is the seer here?” 12 They answered, “He is. Hurry now, for he has just arrived in the town today because the people are offering a sacrifice on the heights.[a] 13 Find him as soon as you enter the town before he goes up to the heights to eat. The people will not start to eat until he arrives, for he must bless the sacrifice. Afterward, those who are invited will eat. Go up now, for right around now you should find him.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 9:12 The heights above the city were regarded as the place best suited for sacred gatherings (as a result, “high place” means “sacred place” unless otherwise indicated). In this passage the reference is to a communion sacrifice.