1 Samuel 9:22

22 Y trabando Samuel de Saúl y de su criado, los condujo al cenadero, y les dio lugar a la cabecera de los convidados, que eran como unos treinta varones

1 Samuel 9:22 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 9:22

And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into
the parlour
The dining room of the house, which belonged to the high place:

and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden;
and who very probably were the principal persons in the city; and yet Saul was placed at the head of them by Samuel, to convince him that what he had said to him was in earnest, and to do him honour before all the people; and for the sake of him, and to show his respect to him, he placed his servant; his minister, also in the chief place with him; what was reckoned the highest and most honourable places at table, (See Gill on Matthew 23:6). The guests were placed by the master of the feast according to their rank; and the dignity of the person, as Jarchi observes, was known by his manners and place of sitting:

which were about thirty persons;
more or less; Josephus ^F14 says seventy, disagreeing with the text, the Targum, Syriac and Arabic versions, but agreeing with the Septuagint.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 Antiqu. l. 6. c. 4. sect. 1.

1 Samuel 9:22 In-Context

20 Y de las asnas que se te perdieron hoy hace tres días, pierde cuidado de ellas, porque se han hallado. Mas ¿por quién es todo el deseo de Israel, sino por ti y por toda la casa de tu padre

21 Y Saúl respondió, y dijo: ¿Por ventura no soy yo hijo de Jemini, de las más pequeñas tribus de Israel? Y mi familia ¿no es la más pequeña de todas las familias de la tribu de Benjamín? ¿Por qué, pues, me has dicho cosa semejante

22 Y trabando Samuel de Saúl y de su criado, los condujo al cenadero, y les dio lugar a la cabecera de los convidados, que eran como unos treinta varones

23 Y dijo Samuel al cocinero: Trae acá la porción que te di, la cual te dije que guardaras aparte

24 Entonces alzó el cocinero una espaldilla, con lo que estaba sobre ella, y la puso delante de Saúl. Y Samuel dijo: He aquí lo que estaba reservado; ponlo delante de ti, y come; porque para este tiempo se guardó para ti, cuando dije: Yo he convidado al pueblo. Y Saúl comió aquel día con Samuel