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Samuel said to the cook, Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, Set it by you.
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God's Detailed Plan
Commentators emphasize that this meal was not a spontaneous event. Samuel had instructed the cook in advance to set aside a special portion for Saul. This detail reveals God's meticulous providence, showing that even seemingly minor aspects of Saul's journey were orchestrated to fulfill God's purpose of making him king.
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1 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
And Samuel said to the cook. — The meaning of this statement is simply this: everything that took place in the meeting of…
Baptist
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Samuel said to the cook That dressed and prepared the food for the entertainment of the guests:
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Presbyterian
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…
