1 Samuel 9:23

23 And Samuel said to the cook, Give me that part which I gave you orders to keep by you.

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 And Saul said, Am I not a man of Benjamin, the smallest of all the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of the families of Benjamin? why then do you say these words to me?

22 Then Samuel took Saul and his servant into the guest room, and made them take the chief place among all the guests who were there, about thirty persons.

23 And Samuel said to the cook, Give me that part which I gave you orders to keep by you.

24 And the cook took up the leg with the fat tail on it, and put it before Saul. And Samuel said, This is the part which has been kept for you: take it as your part of the feast; because it has been kept for you till the right time came and till the guests were present. So that day Saul took food with Samuel.

25 And when they had come down from the high place into the town, where a bed was made ready for Saul, he went to rest.