The Meaning of 1 Samuel 9:25 Explained

1 Samuel 9:25

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

YLT: And they come down from the high place to the city, and he speaketh with Saul on the roof.

Darby: And they came down from the high place into the city, and he spoke with Saul upon the roof.

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Samuel 9:25?

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KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does 1 Samuel 9:25 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 9:15-27 - The Prophet Meets The Coming King
There are some favored souls to whom God reveals His secrets, Psalms 25:14; John 15:15. Covet, above all things, that habitual nearness to God in which God may speak as a man to His friend. Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love Him; but He reveals them by His Spirit. Even when Samuel encountered Saul in the street, Samuel's guidance by God continued, 1 Samuel 9:17. His fellowship with the Eternal was like a deep-flowing current; his meeting with Saul a leaf dropped on its surface.
The prophet did not meet the young man as a rival. The life which is lived in God's presence is so filled with His light and His love that it is not disturbed by the fickle fancies of the crowd. Samuel was quite ready to be abased and to see another exalted, if God willed it, Philippians 4:12. It is good, when we are in partnership with God, to allow Him, at the critical moment, to send the man or woman whom He has selected. "Tomorrow"¦ I will send thee a man." Such may come on quite another errand, but God will give us divine guidance and discernment, so that we may be ready to receive and welcome Him. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 9

1  Saul despairing to find his father's donkeys
6  by the counsel of his servant
11  and direction of young maidens
15  according to God's revelation
18  comes to Samuel
19  Samuel entertains Saul at the feast
25  Samuel, after secret communication, brings Saul on his way

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 9:25 mean?

And when they had come down from the high place into the city and [Samuel] spoke with Saul on the top of the house
וַיֵּרְד֥וּ מֵהַבָּמָ֖ה הָעִ֑יר וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר עִם־ שָׁא֖וּל עַל־ הַגָּֽג

וַיֵּרְד֥וּ  And  when  they  had  come  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
מֵהַבָּמָ֖ה  from  the  high  place 
Parse: Preposition-m, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּמָה  
Sense: high place, ridge, height, bamah (technical name for cultic platform).
הָעִ֑יר  into  the  city 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר  and  [Samuel]  spoke 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
שָׁא֖וּל  Saul 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁאוּל  
Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
הַגָּֽג  the  top  of  the  house 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גָּג  
Sense: roof, top, housetop.

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