1 Samuel 9:13

13. He doth bless the sacrifice We are not to suppose that Samuel offered the sacrifice himself, for he was not a priest, (see note on 1 Samuel 7:9,) but, as Scott well says, “he poured out fervent prayers to the Lord for acceptance, and for his blessing on the service as a religious ordinance to the good of the souls, as well as on the food for the refreshment of the bodies, of those present.”