1 Samuel 15:34

34 Then Samuel left to go to Ramah. But Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.

1 Samuel 15:34 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 15:34

Then Samuel went to Ramah
His native place, and where was his usual residence:

and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul;
which was also his birth place, and where was his father's house, and where he had his palace, and kept his court; and took its name from him, to distinguish it from another Gibeah; and so Josephus ^F23 says it was called Gabathsaoule, and was about thirty furlongs or four miles from Jerusalem.

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 De Bello Jud. l. 5. c. 2. sect. 1.

1 Samuel 15:34 In-Context

32 Then Samuel said, "Bring me Agag, the king of the Amalekites." Agag wasn't afraid when he came to Samuel. He thought, "The time for me to be put to death must have passed by now."

33 But Samuel said, "Your sword has killed the children of other women. So the child of your mother will be killed." Samuel put Agag to death at Gilgal in the sight of the Lord.

34 Then Samuel left to go to Ramah. But Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.

35 Until the day Samuel died, he didn't go to see Saul again. Samuel was filled with sorrow because of Saul. And the LORD was very sorry he had made Saul king over Israel.