—Ashur his bread shall be fat] That is, out of the portion allotted to Ashur he shall have plenty of corne, which being sowne shall grow up into a full eare, which is called a fat eare, Genesis 41:5. Marg. The chiefe commodities which most abound in that part of Canaan are corne, and wine, and oyle, but especially excellent wheat; Adric. p. 1. so that though by bread all necessary provision be figuratively signified, yet in this place it may be literally taken in respect of the excellencie of that graine, which maketh the best and purest bread; of the store of oyle Moses maketh mention in his benediction, saying, Let him dip his foot in oyle, Deuteronomy 33:24. And in the next verse he mentioneth Minerals of Iron, and Brasse under his feet, 5: 25. marg. reading. royall dainties] Which might consist not onely of such pure wheat as hath beene spoken of, but of fowle, and fish, and fruit of the best kind, which may be delicates on Kings tables.