SEV Biblia, Chapter 9:13
Y cuando entrareis en la ciudad, le encontraréis luego, antes que suba al alto a comer; pues el pueblo no comerá hasta que él haya venido, por cuanto él haya de bendecir el sacrificio, y después comerán los convidados. Subid, pues, ahora, porque ahora le hallaréis.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 9:13
Verse 13. He doth bless the sacrifice] He alone can perform the religious rites which are used on this occasion. Afterwards they eat that be bidden.] Among the Arabs, often a large feast is made of sacrificed camels, &c., and then the people of the vicinity are invited to come and partake of the sacrifice. This is the custom to which allusion is made here.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 13. As soon as ye come into the city, ye shall straightway find him , etc.] By which it seems that the house of Samuel was at that end of it at which they entered; and with which agrees what is observed in the preceding verse, that “he was before them”, his house was in sight of them: before he go up to the high place to eat ; intimating they would, if they made haste, come up to him before he got thither to sit down and eat with the people; for if they did not, they would not be able to see him and speak with him for some time, if on that day: for the people will not eat until he come ; partly out of affection and veneration for him, being their chief magistrate, as well as seer or prophet, and partly for the reason following: because he doth bless the sacrifice ; ask a blessing upon it, upon the meat of the peace offerings before it was eaten; for as this was usually done at every common meal, then much more at such a solemn festival as this.
Jarchi gives us the form of blessing used on such an occasion, “blessed art thou, O Lord our God, the King of the world, who hath sanctified us by his commandments, and hath commanded us to eat the sacrifice:” and “afterwards they eat that be bidden”; for when a man offered his peace offerings, he not only had his family with him, but invited his friends, and the poor, and the fatherless, the strangers, and the Levites, to partake with him, (see Deuteronomy 12:18 14:29 16:11), the number of the guests at this time, see in ( 1 Samuel 9:22). Now therefore get ye up ; ascend the hill as fast as ye can: for about this time ye shall find him ; that is, by the time they could get up the hill into the city they would find him coming out of his house to go to the sacrifice: or “as this day” f185 ; so sure as the day is, so sure shall ye find him.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 11-17 - The very maid-servants of the city could direct to the prophet. The had heard of the sacrifice, and could tell of the necessity for Samuel's presence. It is no small benefit to live in religious and holy places. And we should always be ready to help those who are seeking after God's prophets. Though God had, in displeasure, granted Israel' request for a king, yet he sends them a man to be captain over them, to save them out of the hand of the Philistines. He does it, listenin graciously to their cry.
Original Hebrew
כבאכם 935 העיר 5892 כן 3651 תמצאון 4672 אתו 853 בטרם 2962 יעלה 5927 הבמתה 1116 לאכל 398 כי 3588 לא 3808 יאכל 398 העם 5971 עד 5704 באו 935 כי 3588 הוא 1931 יברך 1288 הזבח 2077 אחרי 310 כן 3651 יאכלו 398 הקראים 7121 ועתה 6258 עלו 5927 כי 3588 אתו 853 כהיום 3117 תמצאון 4672 אתו׃ 853
