1 Samuel 28:23

1 Samuel 28:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He refused and said, “I will not eat.” But his men joined the woman in urging him, and he listened to them. He got up from the ground and sat on the couch.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He refused and said, "I will not eat." But his servants, together with the woman, urged him, and he listened to their words. So he arose from the earth and sat on the bed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But he refused and said, “I will not eat.” So his servants, together with the woman, urged him; and he heeded their voice. Then he arose from the ground and sat on the bed.

Context of 1 Samuel 28:23

21The woman came over to Saul, and she saw that he was terrified and said to him, “Look, your servant has obeyed you. I took my life in my hands and did what you told me to do. 22Now please listen to your servant. Let me set some food in front of you. Eat and it will give you strength so you can go on your way.” He refused, saying, “I won’t eat,” but when his servants and the woman urged him, he listened to them. He got up off the ground and sat on the bed. 24The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread. 25She served it to Saul and his servants, and they ate. Afterward, they got up and left that night.

1 Samuel 28:23 word by word

וַיְמָאֵ֗ן וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֹכַ֔ל וַיִּפְרְצוּ־ב֤וֹ עֲבָדָיו֙ וְגַם־הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע לְקֹלָ֑ם וַיָּ֙קָם֙ מֵֽהָאָ֔רֶץ וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב אֶל־הַמִּטָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But he refusedמָאֵןmâ'ên · to refuseH3985
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I will not eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• But his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• together with the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• compelledפָּרַץpârats · to break throughH6555
• him; and he hearkenedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• unto their voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• So he aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• from the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• upon the bedמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 28:23

• 1 Kings 21:4So Ahab went to his palace resentful and angry because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had told him. He had said, “I will not give you my ancestors’ inheritance.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and didn’t eat any food.
• Proverbs 25:20Singing songs to a troubled heart is like taking off clothing on a cold day or like pouring vinegar on soda.
• 2 Kings 4:8One day Elisha went to Shunem. A prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to eat some food. So whenever he passed by, he stopped there to eat.
• Luke 14:23“Then the master told the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges and make them come in, so that my house may be filled.
• Luke 24:29But they urged him, “Stay with us, because it’s almost evening, and now the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.
• Acts 16:15After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
• 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ compels us, since we have reached this conclusion, that one died for all, and therefore all died.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23I 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23The 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 Esther 1:6; Ezekiel 23:41.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-25Verses 20-25 Those that expect any good counsel or comfort, otherwise than from God, and in the way of his institutions, will be as wretchedly disappointed as Saul. Though terrified even to despair, he was not humbled. He confessed not his sins, offered no sacrifices, and presented no supplications. He does not seem to have cared about his sons or his people, or to have attempted any escape; but in sullen despair he rushed upon his doom. God sets up a few…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 28:23

• En-Dor
• Familiar Spirits
• Saul
• Sorcery
• Witchcraft

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• Disquiet
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• Communion With Demons; Devils

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings