1 Samuel 15 · Verse 34

1 Samuel 15:34

Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
1 Samuel 15:34, King James Version

1 Samuel 15:34 in other translations

BSBThen Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.
WEBThen Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
ASVThen Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
YLTAnd Samuel goeth to Ramath, and Saul hath gone unto his house--to Gibeah of Saul.
DARBYAnd Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
BBEThen Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah, in the land of Saul.
WebsterThen Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.

What does 1 Samuel 15:34 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 15:32-35

Many think the bitterness of death is past when it is not gone by; they put that evil day far from them, which is very near. Samuel calls Agag to account for his own sins. He followed the example of his ancestors' cruelty, justly therefore is all the righteous blood shed by Amalek required. Saul seems unconcerned at the token of God's displeasure which he lay under, yet Samuel mourns day and night for him. Jerusalem…

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1 Samuel 15:34 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
שְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElSamuelH8050
הָרָמָ֑תָהha.ra.Ma.tah<the> Ramah towardsH7414
וְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'Uland SaulH7586
עָלָ֥ה'a.Lahhe went upH5927
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בֵּית֖וֹbei.Tohouse hisH1004
גִּבְעַ֥תgiv.'AtGibeah ofH1390
שָׁאֽוּל\׃sha.'UlSaulH7586

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 15:34

  • 1 Samuel 11:4

    Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

  • 1 Samuel 7:17

    And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the Lord.

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 15:33

    And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.

  • 1 Samuel 15:34

    Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.

  • 1 Samuel 15:35

    And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.

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1 Samuel 15:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Fuése luego Samuel á Rama, y Saúl subió á su casa en Gabaa de Saúl.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Samuel s’en alla à Rama; et Saül monta à sa maison, à Guibha de Saül.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Samuel ging nach Rama; und Saul zog in sein Haus hinauf nach Gibea-Saul.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Abiit autem Samuel in Ramatha: Saul vero ascendit in domum suam in Gabaa.