1 Samuel 9:25

1 Samuel 9:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.
• New International Version (NIV)After they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel talked with Saul on the roof of his house.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when they came down from the high place into the city, a bed was spread for Saul on the roof, and he lay down to sleep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the top of the house.

Context of 1 Samuel 9:25

23Then Samuel said to the cook, “Get the portion of meat that I gave you and told you to set aside.” 24The cook picked up the thigh and what was attached to it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, “Notice that the reserved piece is set before you. Eat it because it was saved for you for this solemn event at the time I said, ‘I’ve invited the people.’” So Saul ate with Samuel that day. Afterward, they went down from the high place to the city, and Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof. 26They got up early, and just before dawn, Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Get up, and I’ll send you on your way!” Saul got up, and both he and Samuel went outside. 27As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us, but you stay for a while, and I’ll reveal the word of God to you.” So the servant went on.

1 Samuel 9:25 word by word

וַיֵּרְד֥וּ מֵהַבָּמָ֖ה הָעִ֑יר וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר עִם־שָׁא֖וּל עַל־הַגָּֽג׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when they were come downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• from the high placeבָּמָהbâmâh · high placeH1116
• into the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• communedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• with Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• upon the top of the houseגָּגgâg · roofH1406

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 9:25

• 1 Samuel 9:13As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes to the high place to eat. The people won’t eat until he comes because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests can eat. Go up immediately — you can find him now.”
• Deuteronomy 22:8If you build a new house, make a railing around your roof, so that you don’t bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.
• 2 Samuel 11:2One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing — a very beautiful woman.
• Nehemiah 8:16The people went out, brought back branches, and made shelters for themselves on each of their rooftops and courtyards, the court of the house of God, the square by the Water Gate, and the square by the Ephraim Gate.
• Jeremiah 19:13The houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will become impure like that place Topheth — all the houses on whose rooftops they have burned incense to all the stars in the sky and poured out drink offerings to other gods.’”
• Matthew 10:27What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper, proclaim on the housetops.
• Acts 10:9The next day, as they were traveling and nearing the city, Peter went up to pray on the roof about noon.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 9:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Upon the top of the house - All the houses in the East were flat-roofed; on these people walked, talked, and frequently slept, for the sake of fresh and cooling air.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-27Verses 18-27 Samuel, that good prophet, was so far from envying Saul, or bearing him any ill-will, that he was the first and most forward to do him honour. Both that evening and early the next morning, Samuel communed with Saul upon the flat roof of the house. We may suppose Samuel now convinced Saul that he was the person God had fixed upon for the government, and of his own willingness to resign. How different are the purposes of the Lord for us, from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25A typical house had a flat roof used for many purposes, like sleeping during warm weather (see Deuteronomy 22:8; 2 Kings 4:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2725-27. Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house--Saul was taken to lodge with the prophet for that night. Before retiring to rest, they communed on the flat roof of the house, the couch being laid there (Jos 2:6), when, doubtless, Samuel revealed the secret and described the peculiar duties of a monarch in a nation so related to the Divine King as Israel. Next morning early, Samuel roused his guest, and conveying him on his way towards the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings