1 Samuel 9:23

23 Then Samuel said to the cook, "Get the portion of meat that I gave you and told you to set aside."

1 Samuel 9:23 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 9:23

And Samuel said unto the cook
That dressed and prepared the food for the entertainment of the guests:

bring the portion which I gave thee;
to dress; for part of the provisions of the feast was Samuel's, and the other part the people's that brought the peace offerings:

of which I said unto thee, set it by thee;
do not bring it in with the rest, but keep it in the kitchen till called for.

1 Samuel 9:23 In-Context

21 Saul responded, "Am I not a Benjaminite from the smallest of Israel's tribes and isn't my clan the least important of all the clans of the Benjaminite tribe? So why have you said something like this to me?"

22 Samuel took Saul and his attendant, brought them to the banquet hall, and gave them a place at the head of the 30 or so men who had been invited.

23 Then Samuel said to the cook, "Get the portion of meat that I gave you and told you to set aside."

24 The cook picked up the thigh and what was attached to it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, "Notice that the reserved piece is set before you. Eat it because it was saved for you for this solemn event at the time I said, 'I've invited the people.' " So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

25 Afterwards, they went down from the high place to the city, and Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.