The Meaning of 1 Samuel 9:22 Explained

1 Samuel 9:22

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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the chamber, and gave them a place at the head of them that were invited; and they were about thirty persons.

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 Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does 1 Samuel 9:22 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 9:22 mean?

And took Samuel - Saul and his servant and brought them into the hall and had sit them the place of in honor among those who were invited and they [were] about thirty persons
וַיִּקַּ֤ח שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶת־ שָׁא֣וּל וְאֶֽת־ נַעֲר֔וֹ וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם לִשְׁכָּ֑תָה וַיִּתֵּ֨ן לָהֶ֤ם מָקוֹם֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הַקְּרוּאִ֔ים וְהֵ֖מָּה כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אִֽישׁ

וַיִּקַּ֤ח  And  took 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
שְׁמוּאֵל֙  Samuel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁמוּאֵל  
Sense: son of Elkanah by his wife Hannah and judge or prophet of Israel during the days of Saul and David.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שָׁא֣וּל  Saul 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁאוּל  
Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
נַעֲר֔וֹ  his  servant 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: נַעַר  
Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם  and  brought  them 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לִשְׁכָּ֑תָה  into  the  hall 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: לִשְׁכָּה  
Sense: room, chamber, hall, cell.
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן  and  had  sit 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
מָקוֹם֙  the  place 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָקֹום  
Sense: standing place, place.
בְּרֹ֣אשׁ  of  in  honor 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
הַקְּרוּאִ֔ים  among  those  who  were  invited 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
וְהֵ֖מָּה  and  they  [were] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים  about  thirty 
Parse: Preposition-k, Number, common plural
Root: שְׁלֹשִׁים  
Sense: thirty, thirtieth.
אִֽישׁ  persons 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.

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