1 Samuel 9:22 - The Scriptures 1998

²² And Shemu’ĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² Then Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them into the guest room [at the high place] and had them sit in the chief place among the persons–about thirty of them–who were invited. [The other people feasted outside.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²² 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.

Common English Bible

²² Then Samuel took Saul and his young servant and brought them to the banquet room. He gave them an honored place among the invited guests. There were about thirty total.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² And so Samuel, taking Saul and his servant, brought them into the dining room, and he gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited. For there were about thirty men.

1 Samuel 9:22 Cross References

Genesis 43:32

And they set him a place by himself, and them by themselves, and the Mitsrites who ate with him by themselves, for the Mitsrites could not eat food with the Heḇ

Luke 14:10

“Rather, when you are invited, go and sit down in the last place, so that when he who invited you comes he shall say to you, ‘Friend, come up higher.’ Then you shall have esteem in the presence of those who sit at the table with you.

1 Samuel 9:21

And Sha’ul answered and said, “Am I not a Binyamite – of the smallest of the tribes of Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 9:23

And Shemu’ĕ