Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He passed through
King James Version
And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
Holman Bible
Saul and his attendant went through the hill country of Ephraim
International Standard Version
He went through the hill country of Ephraim and through the region of Shalishah, but they did not find them. Then they went through the region of Shaalim, but they were not there. They also went through the territory of the descendants of Benjamin, but they did not find them.
A Conservative Version
And he passed through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they did not find them. Then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there. And he passed through the land of the B
American Standard Version
And he passed through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
Amplified
And they passed through the hill country of Ephraim and the land of Shalishah, but did not find them. Then they passed through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there and the land of the Benjamites, but they [still] did not find them.
Bible in Basic English
So they went through the hill-country of Ephraim and through the land of Shalishah, but they saw no sign of them: then they went through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there: and they went through the land of the Benjamites, but they did not come across them.
Darby Translation
And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found them not; and they passed through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there; and they passed through the land of Benjamin, and they found them not.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will pass over in mount Ephraim, and he will pass over into the land of Shalisha, and they found not: and they will pass over into the land of Shalim, and not there: and he will pass over into the land of the Jaminite, and they found not
King James 2000
And he passed through the hill country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So he passed through the hill country of Ephraim; he passed through the land of Shalisha but they did not find [them]. They passed through the land of Shaalim but they were not there. He passed through the land of Benjamin but did not find [them].
Modern King James verseion
And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they did not find them. And they passed through the land of Shaalim, and nothing there. And he passed through the land of Benjamin, but they did not find them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they went through mount Ephraim and through the land of Shalishah, and found them not. Then they went through the land of Shaalim, and there they were not. Then they went also through the land of Benjamin, and they found them not.
NET Bible
So Saul crossed through the hill country of Ephraim, passing through the land of Shalisha, but they did not find them. So they crossed through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then he crossed through the land of Benjamin, and still they did not find them.
New Heart English Bible
He passed through the hill country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they did not find them: then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they weren't there: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they did not find them.
The Emphasized Bible
And he passed through the hill country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found them not, - then passed they through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there, then passed he through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
Webster
And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjaminites, but they found them not.
World English Bible
He passed through the hill country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they didn't find them: then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they weren't there: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they didn't find them.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he passeth over through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passeth over through the land of Shalisha, and they have not found; and they pass over through the land of Shaalim, and they are not; and he passeth over through the land of Benjamin, and they have not found.
Themes
Baal-shalisha » A place near gilgal
Shalim » A district » A district of unknown location
Shalisha » A district » A district bordering on mount ephraim
Interlinear
'erets
ארץ
'erets
ארץ
'erets
land, earth, country, ground, world, way, common, field, nations, wilderness
land, earth, country, ground, world, way, common, field, nations, wilderness
Usage: 2504
Usage: 2504
Matsa'
מצא
Matsa'
find, present, find out, come, meet, befall, get, suffice, deliver, hit, left, hold,
Usage: 455
`abar
`abar
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 9:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Saul, The Requested King, Introduced
3
Some donkeys belonging to Kish wandered off. He said to Saul: Take one of the servants with you and look for the donkeys.
4 He passed through
Cross References
2 Kings 4:42
A man came from Baal Shalishah. He brought Elisha twenty loaves of bread made from the first barley harvested that year and some freshly cut heads of grain. Elisha told his servant to feed the group of prophets with this.
Joshua 24:33
Eleazar son of Aaron died and was buried at Gibeah, the town in the hill country of Ephraim that had been given to his son Phinehas.
Genesis 33:18
Jacob traveled safely from Paddan-aram to the city of Shechem in Canaan. He camped within sight of the city.
Judges 17:1
There was a man named Micah, who lived in the mountains of Ephraim.
Judges 19:1
There was still no king in Israel. There was a Levite who lived in the remote area of Mount Ephraim. He took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
John 3:23
John was also baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there. People came and were baptized.