²As you go from with me today,^b you will find two men near the burial site of Rachel in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will say to you, ‘The female donkeys that you went to search for have been found.’ Now look, your father is no longer concerned about^c the female donkeys and has begun worrying about you,^d saying, ‘What should I do about my son?’ ³Then you will go on from there and further you will come to the oak of Tabor. There three men will meet you, who are going up to God at Bethel. One will be carrying three male kid goats, one will be carrying three loaves of bread, and one will be carrying a skin of wine. ⁴They will ask how you are doing^e and will give you two loaves, which you will take from their hand. ⁵After this, you will come to the Gibeah of God,^f where there are sentries^g of the Philistines. Just as you enter^h the town there, you will meet a procession of prophets coming down from the high place, with harp, tambourine, flute, and zither before them, and they will be prophesying.

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Footnotes

bLiterally “the day”
cLiterally “has given up the matter of”
dHere the pronoun is plural, referring to Saul and his servant
eLiterally “they will ask peace for you”
fOr “to Gibeath Elohim,” which means “the hill of God”
gOr “garrisons” or “overseers”
hLiterally “and will it happen that as you enter”