1 Samuel 9:23

New Living Translation

Samuel then instructed the cook to bring Saul the finest cut of meat, the piece that had been set aside for the guest of honor.

Cross References

Genesis 43:34

And Joseph filled their plates with food from his own table, giving Benjamin five times as much as he gave the others. So they feasted and drank freely with him.

1 Samuel 1:5

And though he loved Hannah, he would give her only one choice portion because the Lord had given her no children.

1 Samuel 9:22

Then Samuel brought Saul and his servant into the hall and placed them at the head of the table, honoring them above the thirty special guests.

1 Samuel 9:24

So the cook brought in the meat and placed it before Saul. “Go ahead and eat it,” Samuel said. “I was saving it for you even before I invited these others!” So Saul ate with Samuel that day.