1 Samuel 28:23

Listen to 1 Samuel 28:23
23 Pero Sa煤l se neg贸 a comer. Sin embargo, sus oficiales insistieron al igual que la mujer, y por fin consinti贸. Se levant贸 del suelo y tom贸 asiento.

1 Samuel 28:23 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 28:23

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.

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1 Samuel 28:23 In-Context

21 Al verlo tan asustado, la mujer se le acerc贸 y le dijo:鈥擸o, su servidora, le hice caso a usted y, por obedecer sus 贸rdenes, me jugu茅 la vida.
22 Ahora yo le pido que me haga caso a m铆. D茅jeme traerle alg煤n alimento para que coma; as铆 podr谩 recuperarse y seguir su camino.
23 Pero Sa煤l se neg贸 a comer. Sin embargo, sus oficiales insistieron al igual que la mujer, y por fin consinti贸. Se levant贸 del suelo y tom贸 asiento.
24 La mujer ten铆a en su casa un ternero gordo, al que mat贸 en seguida. Tambi茅n amas贸 harina y horne贸 unos panes sin levadura.
25 Luego les sirvi贸 a Sa煤l y a sus oficiales. Esa misma noche, despu茅s de comer, todos ellos emprendieron el camino.
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