And Samuel said to the cook. — The meaning of this statement is simply this: everything that took place in the meeting of…

And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, w…

And Samuel said to the cook
That dressed and prepared the food for the entertainment of the guests:

Samuel, that good prophet, was so far from envying Saul or bearing him any ill-will, that he was the first and most eager to do him honour. Both th…