Then you will go on from there until you come to the Oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
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- WEB “Then you will go on forward from there, and you will come to the oak of Tabor. Three men will meet you there going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three young goats, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine.
- KJV Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:
- NKJV Then you shall go on forward from there and come to the terebinth tree of Tabor. There three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
- NASB Then you will go on farther from there, and you will come as far as the oak of Tabor, and there three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you: one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a jug of wine.
- NLT “When you get to the oak of Tabor, you will see three men coming toward you who are on their way to worship God at Bethel. One will be bringing three young goats, another will have three loaves of bread, and the third will be carrying a wineskin full of wine.
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Quick answer
In a second sign, Saul will meet three men at the oak of Tabor going up to worship God at Bethel, carrying goats, bread, and wine.
Overview
This further sign continues God's gracious confirmation of Saul's appointment. The men's offerings for worship at Bethel show ongoing devotion in Israel. Each fulfilled detail builds Saul's assurance that the LORD is guiding his steps.
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- Gen 28:22And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”
- Gen 35:3Then let us arise and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”
- Gen 35:1Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
- Gen 28:19and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
- Judg 8:18Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”
- Gen 35:6–8So Jacob and everyone with him arrived in Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.
- Lev 7:13Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread.
- Lev 1:10If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.
- Ps 89:12North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.
- Judg 4:6She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
- Josh 19:12From Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.
- Judg 4:12When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up Mount Tabor,
- Lev 23:13along with its grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil—an offering made by fire to the LORD, a pleasing aroma—and its drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.
- Lev 3:6If, however, one’s peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.
- Lev 3:12If one’s offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.
- Num 15:5–12With the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb, you are to prepare a quarter hin of wine as a drink offering.
- Josh 19:22The border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities, along with their villages.
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