1 Samuel 9:22
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour,.... The dining room of the house, which…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The parlour - The “hall” or “cell” attached to the chapel on the high place, in which the sacrificial feast was…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Brought them into the parlour - It might as well be called kitchen; it was the place where they sat down to feast.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 9:18-27
Providence having at length brought Samuel and Saul together, we have here an account of what passed between them in the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the parlour Or, the chamber, a room at the high place specially used for sacrificial feasts. In later times the word was…