Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And when they were come down from the hill unto the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house:

New American Standard Bible

When they came down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.

King James Version

And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.

Holman Bible

Afterward, they went down from the high place to the city, and Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.

International Standard Version

When they had come down from the high place into town, Samuel spoke to Saul on the roof.

A Conservative Version

And when they came down from the high place into the city, he conversed with Saul upon the housetop.

American Standard Version

And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he communed with Saul upon the housetop.

Amplified

When they came down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof [of his house].

Bible in Basic English

And when they had come down from the high place into the town, where a bed was made ready for Saul, he went to rest.

Darby Translation

And they came down from the high place into the city, and he spoke with Saul upon the roof.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will go down from Bamah to the city, and he will speak to Saul upon the roof.

King James 2000

And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel talked with Saul upon the top of the house.

Lexham Expanded Bible

When they came down from the high place to the town, he spoke with Saul on the roof.

Modern King James verseion

And they came down from the high place into the city, and he spoke with Saul on the top of the house.

NET Bible

When they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.

New Heart English Bible

When they had come down from the high place into the city, he talked with Saul on the housetop.

The Emphasized Bible

And, when they had come down from the high place into the city, he spread a couch for Saul upon the house-top, and he lay down.

Webster

And when they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.

World English Bible

When they had come down from the high place into the city, he talked with Saul on the housetop.

Youngs Literal Translation

And they come down from the high place to the city, and he speaketh with Saul on the roof.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּמה 
Bamah 
Usage: 103

into the city
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

with Saul
שׁאוּל 
Sha'uwl 
Usage: 406

References

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Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Saul Seeks Samuel's Advice

24 And the cook took up the shoulder and brought it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, "Behold, that which is left: put it before thee and eat, for I kept it for thee of purpose, when I called the people." And so Saul did eat with Samuel that day. 25 And when they were come down from the hill unto the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house: 26 and they arose early. And about the spring of the day Samuel called Saul upon the top of the house, saying, "Up, that I may send thee away." And Saul arose. And they went out at the doors both of them, both he and Samuel.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 22:8

When thou buildest a new house, thou shalt make a battlement unto the roof, that thou lade not blood upon thine house, if any man fall thereof.

Acts 10:9

On the morrow as they went on their journey and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went upon the top of the house to pray, about the sixth hour.

2 Samuel 11:2

And it chanced in an evening that David arose from his couch and walked upon the roof of the king's palace; and from the roof saw a very beautiful woman washing herself. And he sent to enquire what woman it should be.

Nehemiah 8:16

And the people went up, and fetched them, and made them booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street by the Watergate, and in the street by port Ephraim.

Jeremiah 19:13

For the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah are defiled, like as Tophet, because of all the houses; in whose parlors they did sacrifice unto all the host of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto strange gods.'"

Matthew 10:27

What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye on the housetops.

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