Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 28:22
Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.
22. hearken thou also unto the voice ] Obey thou also the voice. The E. V. fails to bring out the exact parallel which the woman draws between her own compliance and the compliance she asks from Saul.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
This earnestness did not come merely from her humanity and respect to Saul, but from a prudent and necessary care of herself, because if Saul had died in her house, his blood would have been charged upon her.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid,…. She argues, that as she had hearkened unto him to the endangering of her life, it was but reasonable, and might be expected, that he would hearken to her in a case that would be to the preservation of his life:
and let me set a morsel of bread before thee, and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way; which she might urge, not merely out of respect to the king, but for her own sake, lest should he die in her house, she might be taken up, not only for a witch, but as being accessory to the death of the king; and therefore she moves, that he would take some food for refreshment of nature, that he might be able to depart her house, and go on his way to his army.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
22. Let me set a morsel of bread before thee Even the witch neglects not the customs of eastern hospitality.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
1Sa 28:22 Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.
Ver. 22. Let me set a morsel of bread before thee, ] i.e., Some such poor fare as I have at hand.