1 Samuel 9:23 Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the piece of meat I gave you, the one I told you to lay aside."

◄ 1 Samuel 9:23 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the piece of meat I gave you, the one I told you to lay aside."

English Standard Version
And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Put it aside.’”

New American Standard Bible
Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion that I gave you, concerning which I said to you, 'Set it aside.'"

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

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

International Standard Version
Then Samuel told the cook, "Bring the portion that I gave you, the one I told you to set aside."

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Samuel said to the cook: Bring the portion, which I gave thee, and commanded thee to set it apart by thee.

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

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

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

9:18-27 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, Samuel communed with Saul upon the flat roof of the house. We may suppose Samuel now convinced Saul that he was the person God had fixed upon for the government, and of his own willingness to resign. How different are the purposes of the Lord for us, from our intentions for ourselves! Perhaps Saul was the only one who ever went out to seek asses, and literally found a kingdom; but many have set out and moved their dwellings to seek riches and pleasures, who have been guided to places where they found salvation for their souls. Thus they have met with those who addressed them as if aware of the secrets of their lives and hearts, and have been led seriously to regard the word of the Lord. If this has been our case, though our worldly plans have not prospered, let us not care for that; the Lord has given us, or has prepared us for, what is far better.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

22. Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour—The toil-worn but noble-looking traveller found himself suddenly seated among the principal men of the place and treated as the most distinguished guest.