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.
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Interpretation
Saul readily went to seek his father's asses. His obedience to his father was praise-worthy.
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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 9:3-7.
Glossary
- Shaalim Place
- Land of foxes, a place apparently to the north-west of Jerusalem ( 1 Sam. 9:4 ), perhaps in the neighbourhood of Shaalabbin in Dan ( Josh. 19:42 ). Modern identification: Salbit.
- Shalishah Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Kafr Thulth.