1 Samuel 9:23

And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave you and told you to set aside.”

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KJV

And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.

ASV

And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.

YLT

And Samuel saith to the cook, `Give the portion which I gave to thee, of which I said unto thee, `Set it by thee?'

DBT

And Samuel said to the cook, Bring the portion that I gave thee, of which I said to thee, Set it by thee.

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And since great things, and not small ones, are now shown to him to accomplish, it is added: Samuel said to the cook: Give the portion which I gave to you, and which I commanded you to set aside with you. So the cook took up the shoulder and placed it before Saul. And Samuel said: Behold what remains, set it before you and eat, because it was purposely kept for you when I called the people. And Saul ate with Samuel on that day. What is signified by the shoulder of the breast, if not the strength of action?

Gregory the Dialogist· Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 4, Chapter 4, 604patristic

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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.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

Said unto the cook - טבח tabbach, here rendered cook; the singular of טבחות tabbachoth, female cooks, 1Sa 8:13, from the root tabach, to slay or butcher. Probably the butcher is here meant.

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

Find him - At home and at leisure. To eat - The relicks of the sacrifices. Doth bless - The blessing of this sacrifice seems to have consisted both of thanksgiving, this being a thank-offering, and of prayer to God for its acceptance.

John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765evangelical

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1 Samuel 1:5
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
Genesis 43:34
When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
Psalms 11:6
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.

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Who & where

PersonJudges to monarchySamuelAsked of God by Hannah and lent to the LORD at Shiloh; the last judge and first of the prophets after Moses, who anointed both Sau…

About this book

David Slays Goliath — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Genesis 43:34
When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.
leads to
- Genesis 45:22
  He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 1:5
  But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
- 2 Samuel 11:8
  Then he said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king followed him.
- Ecclesiastes 10:19
  A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
- Matthew 11:19
  The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
Through
1 Samuel 1:5
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
leads to
- Genesis 30:2
  Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
- Genesis 29:30–31
  Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years.
- Genesis 20:18
  for on account of Abraham’s wife Sarah, the LORD had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household.

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