English Standard Version

1 Samuel 9:23-27 English Standard Version (ESV)

23. And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Put it aside.’”

24. So the cook took up the leg and what was on it and set them before Saul. And Samuel said, “See, what was kept is set before you. Eat, because it was kept for you until the hour appointed, that you might eat with the guests.”So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

25. And when they came down from the high place into the city, a bed was spread for Saul on the roof, and he lay down to sleep.

26. Then at the break of dawn Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Up, that I may send you on your way.” So Saul arose, and both he and Samuel went out into the street.

27. As they were going down to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to pass on before us, and when he has passed on, stop here yourself for a while, that I may make known to you the word of God.”