1 Samuel 9:24-26

Contemporary English Version

^23-24Then Samuel told the cook, “I gave you the best piece of meat and told you to set it aside. Bring it here now.”

The cook brought the meat over and set it down in front of Saul. “This is for you,” Samuel told him. “Go ahead and eat it. I had this piece saved especially for you, and I invited these guests to eat with you.”

After Saul and Samuel had finished eating, ²⁵they went down from the place of worship and back into town. A bed was set up for Saul on the flat roof^[a] of Samuel's house, ²⁶and Saul slept there.

About sunrise the next morning,^[b] Samuel called up to Saul on the roof, “Time to get up! I'll help you get started on your way.”

Saul got up. He and Samuel left together

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Footnotes

9.25 roof: Guests often slept on the flat roof of their host's house, where it was cool and breezy.
9.25,26 A bed was set … morning: One ancient translation; Hebrew “Samuel spoke with Saul on the flat roof of his house. They got up early the next morning, around sunrise, and.”