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.