1. 1 Samuel 28:21–22 (NEG79)
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Why does the woman prepare a meal for Saul?

1 Samuel 28:21–22 (NEG79)

21 La femme vint auprès de Saül, et, le voyant très effrayé, elle lui dit: Voici, ta servante a écouté ta voix; j'ai exposé ma vie, en obéissant aux paroles que tu m'as dites.

Seeing Saul’s exhaustion, the woman makes a meal fitting for a king.1 She slaughters a fattened calf (1 Samuel 28:24), a delicacy that was available only to the wealthy (cf. Jeremiah 46:21; Amos 6:4).2 The reason for her actions are not clear but it likely has to do with honouring Saul in some way.