1 Samuel 15:34
32 Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
33 But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.
Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.
35 And to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.
- KJV
- Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
- WEB
- Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
- ASV
- Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
- DARBY
- And Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
- BLB
- And Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul.
- ÅB
- Deretter dro Samuel til Rama, men Saul fór opp til sitt hus i Sauls Gibea.
- OTB
- Da dro Samuel til Rama, mens Saul dro opp til sitt hus i Sauls Gibea.
- B1930
- Derefter drog Samuel til Rama, men Saul fór op til sitt hus i Sauls Gibea.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 11:4
When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and relayed these words in the hearing of the people, they all wept aloud.
Read in context1 Samuel 7:17
Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
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