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:
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.