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23 Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the piece of meat I gave you, which I told you to set aside.” 24 So the cook brought the choice piece of the leg and placed it before Saul. Samuel[a] said, “Look, here is the piece that was kept for you. Eat it. I saved it for you to eat at this time with the people I invited.”[b]

So Saul ate with Samuel that day. 25 When they went down from the place of worship to the town, they fixed up a bed for Saul[c] on the roof,[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 9:24 Some ancient translations Samuel; Hebrew He (that is, the cook).
  2. 1 Samuel 9:24 Probable text I saved it … invited; Hebrew unclear.
  3. 1 Samuel 9:25 One ancient translation they fixed up a bed for Saul; Hebrew he spoke with Saul.
  4. 1 Samuel 9:25 At that time houses had flat roofs, and it was common for people to sleep on them.

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