1 Samuel 9:12

“And they answered them, and said, he is, etc.] That is, he is in the city, at home, and to be spoken with: behold, he is before you; his house is straight before you as you go along, you cannot miss of it. Some Jewish writers say f183 they gave a token to know it by, that there was a cloud at the door, and when they saw that, they might know it was the seer’s house: haste now, for he came today to the city; from the suburbs to it, or from his country house, or from the other Ramah, for there were two of them, one over against the other, (see <090101>1 Samuel 1:1), for that he was just now come off a circuit, is not so probable, since he was now old, and past riding his circuits; and indeed…”

“Came to - day to the city - He had been travelling abroad, and was now returned to his own house in Ramah. High place - Upon the hill mentioned Sa1 9:11, and near the altar which Samuel built for this use. 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 9:13”

“9:12 Leaders of a community would normally convene for business at the town gates (cp. Ruth 4:1-2). • take part in a public sacrifice: Samuel is one of very few individuals in whom prophetic and priestly ministries unite (also Moses, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Jesus). • place of worship (literally high place): An open-air altar or platform on a hill near the city gate. High places easily became sites for pagan idolatry (see Num 33:52; 1 Kgs 15:14; 22:43; 2 Kgs 12:3; 14:4; 15:4, 35).”

“sacrifice: or, feast, Sa1 16:2; Gen 31:54; Deu 12:6, Deu 12:7; Co1 5:7, Co1 5:8 the high place: Kg1 3:2-4; Ch1 16:39 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 9:13”