1 Samuel 9 · Verse 24

1 Samuel 9:24

And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.
1 Samuel 9:24, King James Version

1 Samuel 9:24 in other translations

BSBSo the cook picked up the leg and what was attached to it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, “Here is what was kept back. It was set apart for you. Eat, for it has been kept for you for this occasion, from the time I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul dined with Samuel that day.
WEBThe cook took up the thigh, and that which was on it, and set it before Saul. Samuel said, “Behold, that which has been reserved! Set it before yourself and eat; because it has been kept for you for the appointed time, for I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
ASVAnd the cook took up the thigh, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold, that which hath been reserved! set it before thee and eat; because unto the appointed time hath it been kept for thee, for I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.
YLT(and the cook lifteth up the leg, and that which is on it, and setteth before Saul), and he saith, ‘Lo, that which is left; set it before thee--eat, for to this appointed season it is kept for thee, saying, The people I have called;' and Saul eateth with Samuel on that day.
DARBYAnd the cook took up the shoulder, and what was on it, and set it before Saul. And he said, Behold that which has been reserved! set it before thee, eat; for against the set time has it been kept for thee, since I said, I will invite the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat; for to this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

What does 1 Samuel 9:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. the cook took up the shoulder ... and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left; set it before thee, and eat--that is, reserved (see on Ge 18:7; Ge 43:34). This was, most probably, the right shoulder; which, as the perquisite of the sacrifice, belonged to Samuel, and which he had set aside for his expected guest. In the sculptures of the Egyptian shambles, also, the first joint taken off was always the right shoulder for the priest. The meaning of those distinguished attentions must have been understood by the other guests.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 The shoulder, and that which was upon it - Probably the shoulder was covered with a part of the caul, that it might be the better roasted. The Targum has it the shoulder and its thigh; not only the shoulder merely, but the fore-leg bone to the knee; perhaps the whole fore-quarter. Why was the shoulder set before Saul? Not because it was the best part, but because it was an emblem of the government to which he was now called. See Isa 9:6 : And the government shall be upon his Shoulder.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 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…

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1 Samuel 9:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּ֣רֶםvai.Ya.remand he lifted upH7311
הַ֠טַּבָּחHa.ta.bochthe cookH2876
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַשּׁ֨וֹקha.Shokthe thighH7785
וְהֶעָלֶ֜יהָve.he.'a.Lei.haand the on itH5921
וַיָּ֣שֶׂם\׀vai.Ya.semand he put [it]H7760
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
שָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehhere!H2009
הַנִּשְׁאָר֙ha.nish.'Arthe [part which] remainsH7604
שִׂים\־sim-set [it]H7760
לְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.kha<to> before youH6440
אֱכֹ֔ל'e.Kholeat [it]H398
כִּ֧יkiforH3588
לַמּוֹעֵ֛דla.mo.'Edto the appointed timeH4150
שָֽׁמוּר\־sha.mur-[it was] keptH8104
לְךָ֥le.Khafor <the> you
לֵאמֹ֖רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
הָעָ֣ם\׀ha.'Amthe peopleH5971
קָרָ֑אתִיka.Ra.tiI have invitedH7121
וַיֹּ֧אכַלvai.Yo.khaland he ateH398
שָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
עִם\־'im-withH5973
שְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElSamuelH8050
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַהֽוּא\׃ha.Hu'<the> thatH1931

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 9:24

  • Ezekiel 24:4

    Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

  • Leviticus 7:32-33

    And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings. He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part.

  • Exodus 29:22

    Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration:

  • Exodus 29:27

    And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:

  • Numbers 18:18

    And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are thine.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the shoulder.Probably the shoulder was set before Saul, not because it was the best part, but because it was an emblem of the government to which he was now called. (See Isa 9:6.)
Le 7:32,33; Eze 24:4
left. or, reserved.

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 9:23

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

  • 1 Samuel 9:24

    And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.

  • 1 Samuel 9:25

    And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.

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1 Samuel 9:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces alzó el cocinero una espaldilla, con lo que estaba sobre ella, y púsola delante de Saúl. Y Samuel dijo: He aquí lo que estaba reservado: ponlo delante de ti, y come; porque de industria se guardó para ti, cuando dije: Yo he convidado al pueblo. Y Saúl comió aquel día con Samuel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le cuisinier leva l’épaule, et ce qui était dessus, et il la mit devant Saül. Et Samuel dit: Voici ce qui a été réservé; mets-le devant toi et mange; car cela a été gardé pour toi, pour le temps fixé, lorsque j’ai dit: J’inviterai le peuple. Et Saül mangea avec Samuel ce jour-là.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da trug der Koch die Keule auf und was daran war und legte es Saul vor. Und er sprach: Siehe, das Zurückbehaltene; lege dir vor, iß! denn auf die bestimmte Zeit ist es für dich aufbewahrt worden, als ich sagte: Ich habe das Volk geladen. So aß Saul mit Samuel an selbigem Tage.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Levavit autem cocus armum, et posuit ante Saul. Dixitque Samuel: Ecce quod remansit: pone ante te, et comede, quia de industria servatum est tibi quando populum vocavi. Et comedit Saul cum Samuele in die illa.