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1 Samuel 9:27 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 9 · verse 27
And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on), but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.1 Samuel 9:27 · King James Version
1 Samuel 9:27 in context
25And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.
26And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.
27And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on), but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- servantnaʻara boy , from the age of infancy to adolescenceH5288 →
- SamuelShᵉmûwʼêlShemuel, the name of three IsraelitesH8050 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- standʻâmadto stand, in various relationsH5975 →
- cityʻîyra city in the widest senseH5892 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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Providence having at length brought Samuel and Saul together, we have here an account of what passed between them in the gate, at the feast, and in private. I. In the gate of the city;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-27