1 Samuel - 9:11 Meaning
“And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?”
King James Version (KJV)
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
9:11-17 The very maid-servants of the city could direct to the prophet. They had heard of the sacrifice, and could tell of the necessity for Samuel's presence. It is no small benefit to live in religious and holy places. And we should always be ready to help those who are seeking after God's prophets. Though God had, in displeasure, granted Israel's request for a king, yet he sends them a man to be captain over them, to save them out of the hand of the Philistines. He does it, listening graciously to their cry.
“And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.”