1 Samuel 9:22
in 1 Samuel 9Then Samuel took Saul and his servant, brought them into the hall, and seated them in the place of honor among those who were invited—about thirty in all.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest-chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, who were about thirty persons.
KJV
And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 9
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The parlour - The “hall” or “cell” attached to the chapel on the high place, in which the sacrificial feast was accustomed to be held. (Compare 1Ch 9:26.)
This site's exposition
seated them in the place of honor
on 1 Samuel 9:22-24
Samuel seats Saul “in the place of honor among those who were invited” and has the cook bring the leg set aside. Samuel's words, “It was set apart for you”, show the meal was arranged before Saul set out after the donkeys, matching the word of verse 16. A stranger off the road is served the reserved portion at a feast prepared for him.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church2 voices
Therefore, taking Samuel, Saul, and his servant, he brought them into the dining hall, etc. The dining hall in Greek is called the coenaculum. It is called the dining hall from the three couches of those reclining thus named. For in Greek, they call a …
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistCommentary on 1 Kings, Book 4, Chapter 4 · Written before 604.
proposed
There follows: So Samuel, taking Saul and his servant, brought them into the dining hall, and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited. For there were about thirty men. Samuel takes up Saul when the preacher of holy Church opens the heights of his preaching to a chosen hearer. For a subject is taken up when he is elevated to the knowledge of heavenly things through the word of a teacher. And because he desires to know spiritual things not with carnal intention, he took up not only Saul himself but also his servant.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Brought them into the parlour - It might as well be called kitchen; it was the place where they sat down to feast.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּ֤ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| שְׁמוּאֵל֙ | shemuel | Samuel | H8050 → | 141 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שָׁא֣וּל | shaul | Saul | H7586 → | 402 times |
| וְאֶֽת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| נַעֲר֔וֹ | naaro | servant his | H5288 → | 239 times |
| וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם | vayviem | and he brought them | H935 → | 2568 times |
| לִשְׁכָּ֑תָה | lishkatah | [the] room towards | H3957 → | |
| וַיִּתֵּ֨ן | vaiyiten | and he gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָהֶ֤ם | lahem | to <the> them | ||
| מָקוֹם֙ | makom | a place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| בְּרֹ֣אשׁ | berosh | at [the] head of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| הַקְּרוּאִ֔ים | hakeruim | those [who] were invited | H7121 → | 733 times |
| וְהֵ֖מָּה | vehemah | and they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים | kishloshim | [were] about thirty | H7970 → | 172 times |
| אִֽישׁ׃ | ʾish | man | H376 → | 1663 times |
וַיִּקַּ֤חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
שְׁמוּאֵל֙Samuel
shemuelH8050 →141 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שָׁא֣וּלSaul
shaulH7586 →402 times
וְאֶֽת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
נַעֲר֔וֹservant his
naaroH5288 →239 times
וַיְבִיאֵ֖םand he brought them
vayviemH935 →2568 times
לִשְׁכָּ֑תָה[the] room towards
lishkatahH3957 →
וַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he gave
vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times
לָהֶ֤םto <the> them
lahem
מָקוֹם֙a place
makomH4725 →401 times
בְּרֹ֣אשׁat [the] head of
beroshH7218 →599 times
הַקְּרוּאִ֔יםthose [who] were invited
hakeruimH7121 →733 times
וְהֵ֖מָּהand they
vehemahH1992 →553 times
כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים[were] about thirty
kishloshimH7970 →172 times
אִֽישׁ׃man
ʾishH376 →1663 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Luke 14:10But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in…
it leads to
- Proverbs 25:6–7
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
- Proverbs 15:33
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
- Isaiah 60:14
The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy…
- 1 Samuel 15:17
And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel
- Proverbs 25:6–7
Through
Genesis 43:32They separately served Joseph, his brothers, and the Egyptians. They ate separately because the Egyptians would not eat with the Hebrews, since that was detestable to them.
it leads to
- Genesis 46:34
you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable…
- Exodus 8:26
But Moses replied, “It would not be right to do that, because the sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we offer sacrifices that are detestable…
- Genesis 43:16
When Joseph saw Benjamin with his brothers, he said to the steward of his house, “Take these men to my house. Slaughter an animal and prepare it, for they shall dine with me at…
- Genesis 31:54
Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and invited his relatives to eat a meal. And after they had eaten, they spent the night on the mountain.
- Genesis 46:34
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonJudges to monarchySamuelAsked of God by Hannah and lent to the LORD at Shiloh; the last judge and first of the prophets after Moses, who anointed both Sau…
- PersonUnited monarchySaulIsrael's first king, head and shoulders above the people; began in humility, ended in rejection — sparing what God devoted, consul…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Samuel; Gregory the Dialogist, Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 4, Chapter 4; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.