1 Samuel 9:25 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 9:25

And after they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof of his house.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he communed with Saul upon the housetop.

KJV

And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּרְד֥וּ	vai.ye.re.Du	and they went down	H3381 →
מֵהַבָּמָ֖ה	me.ha.ba.Mah	from the high place	H1116 →
הָעִ֑יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר	vay.da.Ber	and he spoke	H1696 →
עִם־	'im-	with	H5973 →
שָׁא֖וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
הַגָּֽג׃	ha.Gag	the roof	H1406 →

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Through
Matthew 10:27
What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
leads to
- Acts 5:20
  “Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
- John 16:13
  However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to…
- John 16:1
  “I have told you these things so that you will not fall away.
- Proverbs 1:20–23
  Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;
Through
2 Samuel 11:2
One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
leads to
- Matthew 5:28
  But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
- Psalms 119:37
  Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
- 1 John 2:16
  For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
- Job 31:1
  “I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About 1 Samuel

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About 1 Samuel