But he refused, and said, “I will not eat.” But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he listened to their voice. So he arose from the earth and sat on the bed.
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But he refused, and said, “I will not eat.” But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he listened to their voice. So he arose from the earth and sat on the bed.
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But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.
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But he refused, and said: 'I will not eat.' But his servants, together with the woman, urged him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 28:23 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 21:4 Ahab came into his house sullen and angry because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He laid himself down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
- 2 Kings 4:8 One day Elisha went to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman; and she persuaded him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.
- 2 Kings 5:13 His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn’t you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean?’ ”
- Proverbs 25:20 As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
- Luke 14:23 “The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
- Luke 24:29 They urged him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over.” He went in to stay with them.
- Acts 16:15 When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.
- 2 Corinthians 5:14 For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 28:23 But he refused, and said, I will…
1Sa 28:23 But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.
Ver. 23. I will not eat.] If the message of death made Hezekiah weep, {Isa 38:3} and the approach of it was mar mar, bitter bitterness, {Isa 38:17} what wonder if Saul were so dismayed that he had no mind to his meat?
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Compelled him, i.e. did over-persuade him, by importunate entreaties,…
Compelled him, i.e. did over-persuade him, by importunate entreaties, as the next words show.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But he refused, and said, I will not eat,....…
But he refused, and said, I will not eat,.... Choosing rather to die with famine than by the sword of the Philistines; though perhaps his meaning is, he could not eat, his stomach loathed it, being overwhelmed with grief and trouble:
but his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; not by force, but by arguments; they reasoned with him, and prevailed upon him to try to eat:
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and he hearkened unto their voice; and agreed to eat, if he could:
so he arose from the earth; on which he lay at his full length:
and sat upon the bed; or couch, it being now the custom to recline on couches at caring; though some deny that this custom obtained so early.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 23. I will not eat.] It is no…
Verse 23. I will not eat.] It is no wonder that not only his strength, but also his appetite, had departed from him.
And sat upon the bed] Beds or couches were the common places on which the ancients sat to take their repasts.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The bed - Rather, “the bench” or divan, such…
The bed - Rather, “the bench” or divan, such as in the East still runs along the wall, furnished with cushions, for those who sit at meals Est 1:6; Eze 23:41.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 23. I will not eat — Extreme mental anguish…
23. I will not eat — Extreme mental anguish takes away all appetite.
Compelled him — Constrained him by urgent importunity.
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Sat upon the bed — The couch or divan beside the table, on which guests are wont to recline at meals.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. upon the bed] Probably the divan, or platform…
23. upon the bed] Probably the divan, or platform running along the wall, which in the East serves for a seat by day and a bed at night. Cp. Est_1:6; Eze_23:41. Portable couches were also in use (ch. 1Sa_19:15).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (23) And sat upon the bed—That is, upon the…
(23) And sat upon the bed—That is, upon the divan, or cushioned seat, which usually runs round the walls of rooms in Eastern dwellings. There is nothing in the narration to support the common idea, represented so often in painting, that the scene above related took place in a cave. The witch probably lived in a dwelling of her own at En-dor. There is nothing either in the narrative to indicate that she was living in a place of concealment.
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