They will greet you, and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive from their hand.
Parallel translations
- KJV And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.
- BSB They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands.
- NKJV And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive from their hands.
- NASB And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hand.
- NLT They will greet you and offer you two of the loaves, which you are to accept.
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Quick answer
These men will greet Saul and give him two loaves of bread, which he is to accept.
Overview
The gift of bread is a small but specific sign meant to be exactly fulfilled. Accepting it would confirm to Saul that Samuel's words are coming true. These accumulating signs are God's kindness, grounding Saul's confidence as he steps into kingship.
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- Judg 18:15They turned aside there, and came to the house of the young Levite man, even to the house of Micah, and asked him how he was doing.
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The rise of the anointed king after Israel's failed first choice points to the true Anointed One (Messiah means 'anointed'), the shepherd-king after God's own heart from Bethlehem.
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