1 Samuel 9:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons.”
1 Samuel 9:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 9:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 9:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them into the guest room, and made them sit in the best place among those who were invited, who were about thirty persons.”
1 Samuel 9:22 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 9:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest-chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, who were about thirty persons.”
1 Samuel 9:22 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 9:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Samuel taketh Saul, and his young man, and bringeth them in to the chamber, and giveth to them a place at the head of those called; and they <FI>are<Fi> about thirty men.”
1 Samuel 9:22 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 9:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the chamber, and gave them a place at the head of them that were invited; and they were about thirty persons.”
1 Samuel 9:22 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 9:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Samuel tooke Saul and his seruant, and brought them into the chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden: which were about thirtie persons.”
1 Samuel 9:22 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 9:22 in Context — 1 Samuel 9
20 And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father’s house?
21 And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?
22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons.
23 And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.
24 And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.
What Does 1 Samuel 9:22 Mean?
1 Samuel 9:22 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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