Early the next morning, Samuel shouted to Saul on the roof. Samuel said, “Get up. I will send you on your way.” Saul got up and went out of the house with Samuel.
So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, the men who had married his {other} daughters. Lot said, “Hurry and leave this city! The Lord will soon destroy it!” But those men thought Lot was joking.
After they had left the city, Joseph said to his servant, “Go and follow the men. Stop them and say to them, ‘We were good to you! So why have you been bad to us? Why did you steal my master’s silver cup?
“Now go and make the people pure. Tell the people, ‘Make yourselves pure. Prepare for tomorrow. The Lord God of Israel says that some people are keeping things that he commanded to be destroyed. You will never be able to defeat your enemies until you throw away those things.
{After they finished eating}, they came down from the place for worship [103] and went back to town. Samuel made a bed for Saul on the roof, [104] and Saul went to sleep.
Saul, his servant, and Samuel were walking together near the edge of town. Samuel said to Saul, “Tell your servant to go on ahead of us. I have a message for you from God.” So the servant walked ahead of them.