1 Samuel 28:20 KJV

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.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • Saul's terrorThose that expect any good counsel or comfort, otherwise than from God, and in the way of his institutions, will be as wretchedly disappointed as Saul....

Thompson Chains

  • Abasement (1)See the chain from Job 40:12 · 8 links
  • TerrorSee the chain from Leviticus 26:36 · 8 links
  • Fasting (3)Link 5 of 19 · next 1 Samuel 31:13

Cross References

  • 1 Samuel 25:37 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
  • 1 Samuel 28:5 And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
  • Job 15:20–24 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. …
  • Job 26:2 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
  • Psalms 50:21–22 These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes. …

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Topics

  • En-Dor The witch of, consulted by Saul
  • Familiar spirits Saul
  • Samuel Called up by the witch of Endor
  • Saul His kingdom invaded by Philistines; seeks counsel of the witch of En-dor, who foretells his own death
  • Sorcery Saul consulted the Witch of Endor

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • SaulKing of Israel · 1095–1055 BC
  • DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • SaulAsked for. (1.) A king of Edom (Gen 36:37, Gen 36:38); called Shaul in 1 Chr 1:48.
  • SamuelHeard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam 1:20. Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah,...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Then Saul שָׁאוּל šāʾwwl שָׁאוּל Proper name
  • fell וַיִּפֹּל wayyippōl נָפַל Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • straightway וַיְמַהֵר waymahēr מָהַר Verb · piel sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • all מְלֹא mĕlōʾ מְלֹא Noun · masculine singular construct
  • along קוֹמָתוֹ qômātô קוֹמָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • on the earth אַרְצָה ʾarṣâ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with ending: toward
  • and was sore מְאֹד mĕʾōd מְאֹד Adverb
  • afraid וַיִּרָא wayyirāʾ יָרֵא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • because of the words מִדִּבְרֵי middibrê דָּבָר Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition
  • of Samuel שְׁמוּאֵל šĕmûʾēl שְׁמוּאֵל Proper name
  • and there was no strength גַּם gam Affirmation כֹּחַ kōaḥ כֹּחַ Noun · masculine singular לֹא lōʾ Negative הָיָה hāyâ Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular בוֹ bô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular כִּי kî Conjunction לֹא lōʾ Negative
  • in him; for he had eaten אָכַל ʾākal אָכַל Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • no bread לֶחֶם leḥem לֶחֶם Noun · masculine or feminine singular
  • all the day כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הַיּוֹם hayyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with the וְכָל wĕkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with and
  • nor all the night הַלָּיְלָה hallāyĕlâ לַיִל Noun · masculine singular · with the

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