1 Samuel 28:25

1 Samuel 28:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.
• New International Version (NIV)Then she set it before Saul and his men, and they ate. That same night they got up and left.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and she put it before Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they rose and went away that night.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So she brought it before Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they rose and went away that night.

Context of 1 Samuel 28:25

23Saul refused and he said, ‘I will not eat.’ But the woman and Saul's servants continued to say that he must eat some food. So Saul agreed. He got up from the ground and he sat down on a bed. 24The woman had a fat calf at her home. She went quickly and she killed it. Then she took some flour and she cooked some flat bread without yeast. She gave the food to Saul and to his men and they ate it. Then they left her house that night.

1 Samuel 28:25 word by word

וַתַּגֵּ֧שׁ לִפְנֵֽי־שָׁא֛וּל וְלִפְנֵ֥י עֲבָדָ֖יו וַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּ וַיָּקֻ֥מוּ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ בַּלַּ֥יְלָה הַהֽוּא׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And she broughtנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: bringH5066
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• and they did eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• Then they rose upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• and went awayיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• that nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25They rose up, and went away that night - The transactions of this chapter occupy one night only. Saul came by night to En-dor, 1 Samuel 28:8. He consulted the woman, and had his conference with Samuel the same night; for no time whatever appears to have been lost after his arrival at En-dor. He was overcome by the heavy tidings which he heard; and which for a time appear to have deprived him of all power. The woman kills a calf; dresses a part; makes and…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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. Then they rose up, and went away that night--Exhausted by long abstinence, overwhelmed with mental distress, and now driven to despair, the cold sweat broke on his anxious brow, and he sank helpless on the ground. But the kind attentions of the woman and his servants having revived him, he returned to the camp to await his doom.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 28:25

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

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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