And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.
Ver. 23. Bring the portion which I gave thee.] A choice mess, that Saul might see by his cheer what his welcome was: and that the rest at table might take notice that Saul was no ordinary guest.
Verse 1 Samuel 9:23. _SAID UNTO THE COOK_] טבח _tabbach_, here rendered _cook_; the singular of טבחות _tabbachoth, female cooks_, 1 Samuel 8:13, from the root _tabach_, to _slay_ or _butcher_. Probabl...
2. THE STORY OF SAUL AND HIS ANOINTING Chapter S 9:1-10:16 _ 1. Saul the son of Kish and the lost asses (1 Samuel 9:1)_ 2. Samuel and Saul (1 Samuel 9:11) 3. Saul anointed King (1 Samuel 9:25;...
1 SAMUEL 9:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 10:16. SAMUEL ANOINTS SAUL AS KING. (J), taken from one of the oldest narratives (see Introduction, p. 273). Note the absence of any connexion with the Deuteronomic narrative...
_the portion_ Cp. 1 Samuel 1:4....
Saul entertained by Samuel 15. _Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear_ Lit. "had uncovered Samuel's ear," a figure of speech said to be derived from the practice of removing the hair or a corner of...
SAMUEL SAID UNTO THE COOK, BRING THE PORTION, &C.— The author of the _Observations_ remarks, that the _shoulder of a lamb_ is thought in the East a great delicacy. "Abdolmelick the caliph," says he, ...
_Samuel Honors Saul. 1 Samuel 9:22-27_ 22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them in the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which _were_ abou...
_AND SAMUEL SAID UNTO THE COOK, BRING THE PORTION WHICH I GAVE THEE, OF WHICH I SAID UNTO THEE, SET IT BY THEE._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
SAUL AND SAMUEL MEET For the picture of Samuel in this c, as a person of local rather than national importance, cp. Intro. § 6. On early prophecy, see Intro. § 4. 1 SAMUEL 9:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 10:16 comes...
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 9 SAUL LOOKS FOR HIS FATHER’S *DONKEYS V1 Kish was an important man from the *tribe of Benjamin. Kish was the son of Abiel. Abiel was the son...
AND SAMUEL SAID UNTO THE COOK. — The meaning of this statement is simply this — all that took place in the meeting of the prophet and Saul at the sacrificial feast, and subsequently in Samuel’s house,...
וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ לַ † טַּבָּ֔ח תְּנָה֙...
CHAPTER XII. _ FIRST MEETING OF SAMUEL AND SAUL._ 1 Samuel 9:15. THE meeting between Samuel and Saul was preceded by previous meetings between Samuel and God. God had prepared the prophet for his v...
THE PROPHET MEETS THE COMING KING 1 Samuel 9:15 There are some favored souls to whom God reveals His secrets, Psalms 25:14; John 15:15. Covet, above all things, that habitual nearness to God in which...
The king is now presented to us, and the story of his selection is told. Saul appears in every way to be a remarkable man. He was of good position, of the tribe of Benjamin; and, moreover, was wealthy...
(22) And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons. (23) And Samuel said...
We have already seen that the desire and deliberate decision of the people for a king was a direct blow at the government of God in Israel; but the time was come to permit the will of the people to ha...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 8, 9, AND 10. But faith is not transmitted by succession. Samuel could not make prophets of his sons. They were no better as judges than Eli's sons had been a...
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 S...
_Bring the portion_ The master of the house was wont to distribute to every one his portion. And Samuel had commanded the cook, before they sat down, not to set one dish upon the table, but to keep it...
1 Saul despairing to finde his fathers asses, 6 by the counsell of his seruaunt, 11 and direction of young maidens, 15 according to Gods reuelation, 18 commeth to Samuel. 19 Samuel entertaineth S...
And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, when the sacrifice had been offered, earlier in the day, OF WHICH I SAID UNTO THEE, SET IT BY THEE, reserve it, subject to further o...
SAUL THE GUEST OF SAMUEL...
The word of God now transfers out attention to a man of Benjamin whose genealogy is given us for four generations, and he a mighty man of power. From men's point of view everything was favorable as re...
18-27 Samuel, that good prophet, was so far from envying Saul, or bearing him any ill-will, that he was the first and most forward to do him honour. Both that evening and early the next morning, Samu...
Or, _which I appointed or disposed to thee_, i.e. which I bade the reserve for this use....
1 Samuel 9:23 Samuel H8050 said H559 (H8799) cook H2876 Bring H5414 (H8798) portion H4490 gave H5414 ...
SAMUEL HONOURS SAUL AT THE FEAST AND THEN EXPLAINS TO HIM PRIVATELY WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT (1 SAMUEL 9:22). To the astonishment of Saul and his servant they now found themselves as guests of honour at...
CONTENTS: Saul chosen king. CHARACTERS: God, Samuel, Saul, his servant, Kish. CONCLUSION: The wise God serves very great and certain purposes by seemingly small and casual affairs. Let us therefore...
1 Samuel 9:2. _Saul, a choice young man._ Elect and good, as the Vulgate reads, endowed with intellect and elegance of figure. _Higher than any of the people;_ about eight feet in stature. David was n...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 9:1 The Story of Saul. Saul, the first king over all Israel, starts out well. But he fails as a king because he will not obey the word of God that comes through Samuel....
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 9:15. “TOLD SAMUEL TO HIS EAR.” lit., _had uncovered his ear_. See on 1 Samuel 3:7. 1 Samuel 9:16. “The reason here assigned for the establishment of a monarch...
EXPOSITION SELECTION OF SAUL AS KING BY THE VOICE OF PROPHECY. GENEALOGY OF SAUL (1 Samuel 9:1)....
Now there was a man of the tribe of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, he was the son of Abiel,... and he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and [the word] goodly: [is handsome] and there...
1 Samuel 1:5; Genesis 43:34...