1 Samuel 9:4

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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.

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Shalishah was likely a district in the central hill country of Ephraim, while Zuph was the region associated with Samuel’s family near Ramah. Saul’s unsuccessful search through these areas highlights the ordinary circumstances through which God directed him toward Samuel.

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1 Samuel 9:4 mentions Shalishah and Zuph.