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

23Samuel said to the cook, “Give me the portion of meat that I gave to you – the one I asked you to keep with you.” 24So the cook picked up the leg and brought it and set it in front of Saul. Samuel said, “What was kept is now set before you! Eat, for it has been kept for you for this meeting time, from the time I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul ate with Samuel that day. When they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof. 26They got up at dawn and Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Get up, so I can send you on your way.” So Saul got up and the two of them – he and Samuel – went outside. 27While they were going down to the edge of town, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us.” So he did. Samuel then said, “You remain here awhile, so I can inform you of God’s message.”

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 9:13When you enter the town, you can find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people won’t eat until he arrives, for he must bless the sacrifice. Once that happens, those who have been invited will eat. Now go on up, for this is the time when you can find him!”
• Deuteronomy 22:8If you build a new house, you must construct a guard rail around your roof to avoid being culpable in the event someone should fall from it.
• 2 Samuel 11:2One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of his palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. Now this woman was very attractive.
• Nehemiah 8:16So the people went out and brought these things back and constructed temporary shelters for themselves, each on his roof and in his courtyard and in the courtyards of the temple of God and in the plaza of the Water Gate and the plaza of the Ephraim Gate.
• Jeremiah 19:13The houses in Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be defiled by dead bodies just like this place, Topheth. For they offered sacrifice to the stars and poured out drink offerings to other gods on the roofs of those houses.’”
• Matthew 10:27What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
• Acts 10:9About noon the next day, while they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

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