1 Samuel 9:24

New Living Translation

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.

Cross References

Exodus 29:22

“Since this is the ram for the ordination of Aaron and his sons, take the fat of the ram, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh.

Exodus 29:27

“Set aside the portions of the ordination ram that belong to Aaron and his sons. This includes the breast and the thigh that were lifted up before the Lord as a special offering.

Ezekiel 24:4

Fill it with choice pieces of meat— the rump and the shoulder and all the most tender cuts.

Numbers 18:18

The meat of these animals will be yours, just like the breast and right thigh that are presented by lifting them up as a special offering before the altar.

1 Samuel 9:23

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.