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 to Saul and saw that he was utterly horrified, and she said to him, “Behold, your servant has obeyed you, and I have taken my life in my hand and have listened to your words which you spoke to me. 22So now you too, please listen to the voice of your servant, and let me serve you a piece of bread, and eat it, so that you will have strength when you go on your way.” But he refused and said, “I will not eat.” However, his servants together with the woman urged him, and he listened to them. So he got up from the ground and sat on the bed. 24Now the woman had a fattened calf in the house, and she quickly slaughtered it; then she took flour, kneaded it and baked unleavened bread from it. 25She then served it to Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then 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

• But he refusedמָאֵןmâ'ên · to refuseH3985
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I will not eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• However, his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• togetherגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• with the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• urgedפָּרַץpârats · to break throughH6555
• him, and he listenedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• them. So he gotקָמָיqûm · (Leb)-kamaiH6965
• from the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and satיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• the bedמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 28:23

• 1 Kings 21:4So Ahab entered his house sullen and furious because of the answer that Naboth the Jezreelite had given to him, since he said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” And he lay down on his bed and turned his face away, and ate no food.
• Proverbs 25:20Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, Is one who sings songs to a troubled heart.
• 2 Kings 4:8Now a day came when Elisha went over to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman, and she urged him to eat food. And so it was, as often as he passed by, that he turned in there to eat food.
• Luke 14:23And the master said to the slave, ‘Go out into the roads and the hedges and press upon them to come in, so that my house will be filled.
• Luke 24:29And so they strongly urged Him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the day is now nearly over.” So He went in to stay with them.
• Acts 16:15Now when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.
• 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, 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

In the dictionaries

• Along
• Bed
• David
• Disquiet
• Divination
• Warfare
• Witchcraft
• Astrology
• Chronicles, Books of
• 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