1 Samuel 9:24

24. The shoulder Or leg, ( שׁוק .) Whether of the fore or hind quarter, or from the right or left side, we are not told. The older interpreters supposed it not to have been the right shoulder, because that was given to the priests. Leviticus 7:32. But it is possible that on this occasion Samuel, as president of the sacrifice, was honoured by receiving the portion usually given to the priests, and had ordered it to be reserved for the distinguished stranger whom the Lord had told him he would send that day.

And that which was upon it Interpreters have understood this variously, as the broth, (Maurer,) caul, (Clarke,) kidney, (Thenius,) thigh, (Targum.) Harmer understands that the shoulder was covered over with butter and milk a great delicacy in the East. Luther translates הֶעליה what hung to it; and Keil explains it as such of the fat upon the flesh as was not intended for the altar. This last is, perhaps, the most simple explanation, but there is nothing in the passage or context to decide the precise meaning.