Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And forthwith Saul fell all along on the ground; for he was frightened with the words of Samuel, and there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all that day. sore afraid 1 Samuel 28:5 And Saul saw the army of the Philistines, and was afraid, and his heart was very much dismayed. 1 Samuel 25:37 But early in the morning, when Nabal had digested his wine, his wife told him these words, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. Job 15:20-24 The wicked man is proud all his days, and the number of the years of his tyranny is uncertain. . . . Job 26:2 Whose helper art thou? is it of him that is weak? and dost thou hold up the arm of him that has no strength? Psalm 50:21,22 These things hast thou done, and I was silent. Thou thoughtest unjustly that I should be like to thee: but I will reprove thee, and set before thy face. . . . Context Saul and the Medium of Endor…19And the Lord also will deliver Israel with thee into the hands of the Philistines: and to morrow thou and thy sons shall be with me: and the Lord will also deliver the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines. 20And forthwith Saul fell all along on the ground; for he was frightened with the words of Samuel, and there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all that day.21And the woman came to Saul, (for he was very much troubled) and said to him: Behold thy handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand: and I hearkened unto the words which thou spokest to me.… Cross References 1 Samuel 28:19 And the Lord also will deliver Israel with thee into the hands of the Philistines: and to morrow thou and thy sons shall be with me: and the Lord will also deliver the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines. 1 Samuel 28:21 And the woman came to Saul, (for he was very much troubled) and said to him: Behold thy handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand: and I hearkened unto the words which thou spokest to me. Lexicon Immediatelyוַיְמַהֵ֣ר (way·ma·hêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4116: To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly Saul שָׁא֗וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites fell וַיִּפֹּ֤ל (way·yip·pōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie flat מְלֹא־ (mə·lō-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4393: Fullness, that which fills on the ground, אַ֔רְצָה (’ar·ṣāh) Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land terrified וַיִּרָ֥א (way·yi·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten by the words מִדִּבְרֵ֣י (mid·diḇ·rê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of Samuel. שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel And גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and his strength כֹּ֙חַ֙ (kō·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species) was הָ֣יָה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be gone, לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction he had not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no eaten אָכַל֙ (’ā·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat anything לֶ֔חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain all that כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every day הַיּ֖וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day and וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every night. הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ (hal·lā·yə·lāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity Additional Translations Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. Then Saul fell straightway his full length upon the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. And Saul instantly fell at his full length upon the earth, and was greatly afraid because of the words of Samuel; and there was no longer any strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all that day, and all that night. And Saul fell straightway his full length on the earth, and was sore afraid because of the words of Samuel; and there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all the day nor all the night. Then Saul fell straightway his full length upon the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. Then Saul fell immediately all along on the earth, and was exceedingly afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. Then Saul fell immediately his full length on the earth, and was terrified, because of the words of Samuel. There was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. And Saul hasteth and falleth -- the fulness of his stature -- to the earth, and feareth greatly because of the words of Samuel; also power was not in him, for he had not eaten bread all the day, and all the night. Jump to Previous Afraid Bread Earth Eaten Exceedingly Immediately Length Night Samuel Saul Sore Straightway Strength WordsJump to Next Afraid Bread Earth Eaten Exceedingly Immediately Length Night Samuel Saul Sore Straightway Strength WordsLinks 1 Samuel 28:20 NIV1 Samuel 28:20 NLT 1 Samuel 28:20 ESV 1 Samuel 28:20 NASB 1 Samuel 28:20 KJV 1 Samuel 28:20 Bible Apps 1 Samuel 28:20 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 28:20 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 28:20 French Bible 1 Samuel 28:20 German Bible Alphabetical: afraid all also and because day eaten fear fell filled food for full gone ground had he him His Immediately in length night no nothing of on Samuel Samuel's Saul strength that the Then there upon very was with words OT History: 1 Samuel 28:20 Then Saul fell immediately his full length (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |