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Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 9:25
And they come down from the high place to the city, and he speaketh with Saul on the roof.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Afterward, they went down from the high place to the city, and Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.
Afterward, they went down from the high place to the city, and Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.
Hebrew Names Version
When they were come down from the high place into the city, he talked with Sha'ul on the housetop.
When they were come down from the high place into the city, he talked with Sha'ul on the housetop.
King James Version
And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.
And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.
Lexham English Bible
When they came down from the high place to the town, he spoke with Saul on the roof.
When they came down from the high place to the town, he spoke with Saul on the roof.
English Standard Version
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.
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 Century Version
After they finished eating, they came down from the place of worship and went to the town. Then Samuel talked with Saul on the roof of his house.
After they finished eating, they came down from the place of worship and went to the town. Then Samuel talked with Saul on the roof of his house.
New English Translation
When they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.
When they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.
Amplified Bible
When they came down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof [of his house].
When they came down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof [of his house].
New American Standard Bible
When they came down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.
When they came down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when they were come downe from the hie place into the citie, he communed with Saul vpon the top of the house.
And when they were come downe from the hie place into the citie, he communed with Saul vpon the top of the house.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then they came down from the high place into the city, and Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.
Then they came down from the high place into the city, and Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.
Contemporary English Version
they went down from the place of worship and back into town. A bed was set up for Saul on the flat roof of Samuel's house,
they went down from the place of worship and back into town. A bed was set up for Saul on the flat roof of Samuel's house,
Complete Jewish Bible
On coming down from the high place to the city, he spoke with Sha'ul on the roof.
On coming down from the high place to the city, he spoke with Sha'ul on the roof.
Darby Translation
And they came down from the high place into the city, and he spoke with Saul upon the roof.
And they came down from the high place into the city, and he spoke with Saul upon the roof.
Easy-to-Read Version
After they finished eating, they came down from the place for worship and went back to town. Samuel made a bed for Saul on the roof,
After they finished eating, they came down from the place for worship and went back to town. Samuel made a bed for Saul on the roof,
George Lamsa Translation
And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel conversed with Saul upon the roof.
And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel conversed with Saul upon the roof.
Good News Translation
When they went down from the place of worship to the town, they fixed up a bed for Saul on the roof,
When they went down from the place of worship to the town, they fixed up a bed for Saul on the roof,
Literal Translation
And they came down from the high place to the city. And he spoke with Saul on the roof.
And they came down from the high place to the city. And he spoke with Saul on the roof.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan they were gone downe from the hye place vnto the cite, he talked with Saul in the chamber.
And whan they were gone downe from the hye place vnto the cite, he talked with Saul in the chamber.
American Standard Version
And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he communed with Saul upon the housetop.
And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he communed with Saul upon the housetop.
Bible in Basic English
And when they had come down from the high place into the town, where a bed was made ready for Saul, he went to rest.
And when they had come down from the high place into the town, where a bed was made ready for Saul, he went to rest.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when they were come downe fro the hyghe place into the citie, Samuel communed with Saul vpon the top of the house.
And when they were come downe fro the hyghe place into the citie, Samuel communed with Saul vpon the top of the house.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he spoke with Saul upon the housetop.
And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he spoke with Saul upon the housetop.
King James Version (1611)
And when they were come downe from the high place into the citie, Samuel communed with Saul vpon the top of the house.
And when they were come downe from the high place into the citie, Samuel communed with Saul vpon the top of the house.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he went down from Bama into the city; and they prepared a lodging for Saul on the roof, and he lay down.
And he went down from Bama into the city; and they prepared a lodging for Saul on the roof, and he lay down.
English Revised Version
And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he communed with Saul upon the housetop.
And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he communed with Saul upon the housetop.
Berean Standard Bible
And after they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof of his house.
And after they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof of his house.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei camen doun fro the hiy place in to the citee; and Samuel spak with Saul in the soler, and Saul `araiede a bed in the soler, and slepte.
And thei camen doun fro the hiy place in to the citee; and Samuel spak with Saul in the soler, and Saul `araiede a bed in the soler, and slepte.
Update Bible Version
And when they had come down from the high place into the city, he communed with Saul on the housetop.
And when they had come down from the high place into the city, he communed with Saul on the housetop.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when they had come down from the high place into the city, [Samuel] communed with Saul upon the top of the house.
And when they had come down from the high place into the city, [Samuel] communed with Saul upon the top of the house.
World English Bible
When they were come down from the high place into the city, he talked with Saul on the housetop.
When they were come down from the high place into the city, he talked with Saul on the housetop.
New King James Version
When they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the top of the house. [fn]
When they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the top of the house. [fn]
New Living Translation
When they came down from the place of worship and returned to town, Samuel took Saul up to the roof of the house and prepared a bed for him there.
When they came down from the place of worship and returned to town, Samuel took Saul up to the roof of the house and prepared a bed for him there.
New Life Bible
When they came down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.
When they came down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.
New Revised Standard
When they came down from the shrine into the town, a bed was spread for Saul on the roof, and he lay down to sleep.
When they came down from the shrine into the town, a bed was spread for Saul on the roof, and he lay down to sleep.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when they had come down from the high place into the city, he spread a couch for Saul upon the house-top, and he lay down.
And, when they had come down from the high place into the city, he spread a couch for Saul upon the house-top, and he lay down.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they went down from the high place into the town, and he spoke with Saul upon the top of the house: and he prepared a bed for Saul on the top of the house and he slept.
And they went down from the high place into the town, and he spoke with Saul upon the top of the house: and he prepared a bed for Saul on the top of the house and he slept.
Revised Standard Version
And when they came down from the high place into the city, a bed was spread for Saul upon the roof, and he lay down to sleep.
And when they came down from the high place into the city, a bed was spread for Saul upon the roof, and he lay down to sleep.
THE MESSAGE
Afterward they went down from the shrine into the city. A bed was prepared for Saul on the breeze-cooled roof of Samuel's house.
Afterward they went down from the shrine into the city. A bed was prepared for Saul on the breeze-cooled roof of Samuel's house.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When they came down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.
When they came down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.
Contextual Overview
18 And Saul draweth nigh to Samuel in the midst of the gate, and saith, `Declare, I pray thee, to me, where [is] this -- the seer's house?' 19 And Samuel answereth Saul and saith, `I [am] the seer; go up before me into the high place, and ye have eaten with me to-day, and I have sent thee away in the morning, and all that [is] in thy heart I declare to thee. 20 As to the asses which are lost to thee this day three days, set not thy heart to them, for they have been found; and to whom [is] all the desire of Israel?' is it not to thee and to all thy father's house?' 21 And Saul answereth and saith, `Am not I a Benjamite -- of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? and why hast thou spoken unto me according to this word?' 22 And Samuel taketh Saul, and his young man, and bringeth them in to the chamber, and giveth to them a place at the head of those called; and they [are] about thirty men. 23 And Samuel saith to the cook, `Give the portion which I gave to thee, of which I said unto thee, `Set it by thee?' 24 (and the cook lifteth up the leg, and that which [is] on it, and setteth before Saul), and he saith, `Lo, that which is left; set [it] before thee -- eat, for to this appointed season it is kept for thee, saying, The people I have called;' and Saul eateth with Samuel on that day. 25 And they come down from the high place to the city, and he speaketh with Saul on the roof. 26 And they rise early, and it cometh to pass, at the ascending of the dawn, that Samuel calleth unto Saul, on the roof, saying, `Rise, and I send thee away;' and Saul riseth, and they go out, both of them -- he and Samuel, without. 27 They are going down in the extremity of the city, and Samuel hath said unto Saul, `Say to the young man that he pass on before us (and he passeth on), and thou, stand at this time, and I cause thee to hear the word of God.'
Bible Verse Review
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And when: 1 Samuel 9:13
the top: Deuteronomy 22:8, 2 Samuel 11:2, Nehemiah 8:16, Jeremiah 19:13, Matthew 10:27, Acts 10:9
Cross-References
Genesis 3:14
And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, `Because thou hast done this, cursed [art] thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life;
And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, `Because thou hast done this, cursed [art] thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life;
Genesis 4:11
and now, cursed [art] thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand;
and now, cursed [art] thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand;
Genesis 9:7
And ye, be fruitful and multiply, teem in the earth, and multiply in it.'
And ye, be fruitful and multiply, teem in the earth, and multiply in it.'
Genesis 9:8
And God speaketh unto Noah, and unto his sons with him, saying,
And God speaketh unto Noah, and unto his sons with him, saying,
Genesis 9:20
And Noah remaineth a man of the ground, and planteth a vineyard,
And Noah remaineth a man of the ground, and planteth a vineyard,
Genesis 9:21
and drinketh of the wine, and is drunken, and uncovereth himself in the midst of the tent.
and drinketh of the wine, and is drunken, and uncovereth himself in the midst of the tent.
Genesis 9:22
And Ham, father of Canaan, seeth the nakedness of his father, and declareth to his two brethren without.
And Ham, father of Canaan, seeth the nakedness of his father, and declareth to his two brethren without.
Genesis 9:28
And Noah liveth after the deluge three hundred and fifty years;
And Noah liveth after the deluge three hundred and fifty years;
Genesis 49:7
Cursed [is] their anger, for [it is] fierce, And their wrath, for [it is] sharp; I divide them in Jacob, And I scatter them in Israel.
Cursed [is] their anger, for [it is] fierce, And their wrath, for [it is] sharp; I divide them in Jacob, And I scatter them in Israel.
Deuteronomy 27:16
`Cursed [is] He who is making light of his father and his mother, -- and all the people have said, Amen.
`Cursed [is] He who is making light of his father and his mother, -- and all the people have said, Amen.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And when they came down from the high place into the city,.... After the feast was ended; and though Ramah itself was situated on an eminence, yet it seems this high place was higher than that, being without the city upon an hill, and therefore they are said to come down from the one to the other; or they came down from the high place, and then ascended the hill to the city:
Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house: of Samuel's house; when they were come thither, Samuel took Saul up to the roof of his house, which was flat, as the roofs of houses in this country were; see
Deuteronomy 22:8 on which they could walk to and fro, and converse together; hence you read of preaching and praying on housetops, Matthew 10:27 what they communed about is not said, but may be guessed at, that it was about Saul's being made king; of the certainty of it, by divine designation; of the manner of executing that office wisely and justly; about the objections Saul had made of the smallness of his tribe and family; and of Samuel's willingness to resign the government to him, with other things of the like kind.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Samuel 9:25. Upon 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.
