Teks -- 1 Samuel 28:23 (NET)

28:23 But he refused, saying, “I won’t eat!” Both his servants and the woman urged him to eat, so he gave in. He got up from the ground and sat down on the bed.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Clarke: 1Sa 28:23 - I will not eat

I will not eat - It is no wonder that not only his strength, but also his appetite, had departed from him

Clarke: 1Sa 28:23 - And sat upon the bed

And sat upon the bed - Beds or couches were the common places on which the ancients sat to take their repasts.

TSK: 1Sa 28:23 - I will // compelled him

I will : 1Ki 21:4; Pro 25:20

compelled him : 2Ki 4:8; Luk 14:23, Luk 24:29; Act 16:15; 2Co 5:14

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: 1Sa 28:23 - Compelled him

Compelled him i.e. did over-persuade him, by importunate entreaties, as the next words show.

Gill: 1Sa 28:23 - 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

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.