1 Samuel 9:24-26

Good News Translation

²⁴So 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. ²⁵When they went down from the place of worship to the town, they fixed up a bed for Saul^[c] on the roof,^[d] ²⁶and he slept there.^[e]

Samuel Anoints Saul as Ruler

At dawn Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Get up, and I will send you on your way.” Saul got up, and he and Samuel went out to the street together.

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Footnotes

1 Samuel 9:24 Some ancient translations Samuel; Hebrew He (that is, the cook).
1 Samuel 9:24 Probable text I saved it … invited; Hebrew unclear.
1 Samuel 9:25 One ancient translation they fixed up a bed for Saul; Hebrew he spoke with Saul.
1 Samuel 9:25 At that time houses had flat roofs, and it was common for people to sleep on them.
1 Samuel 9:26 Some ancient translations and he slept there; Hebrew and they got up early.