1 Samuel 9:25-27

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²⁵After they finished eating, they came down from the place for worship and went back to town. Samuel made a bed for Saul on the roof, ²⁶and Saul went to sleep.^[a]

Early the next morning, Samuel shouted to Saul on the roof and said, “Get up. I will send you on your way.” Saul got up and went out of the house with Samuel.

²⁷Saul, his servant, and Samuel were walking together near the edge of town. Samuel said to Saul, “Tell your servant to go on ahead of us. I have a message for you from God.” So the servant walked ahead of them.

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Footnotes

1 Samuel 9:26 made … to sleep This is from the ancient Greek version. The standard Hebrew text has “Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.” In ancient Israel, houses had flat roofs that were used as an extra room.