1 Samuel 28:23

Bible in Basic English 1965

But he would not, saying, I have no desire for food. But his servants, together with the woman, made him take food, and he gave way to them. So he got up from the earth, and took his seat on the bed.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:4

So Ahab came into his house bitter and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had said to him, I will not give you the heritage of my fathers. And stretching himself on the bed with his face turned away, he would take no food.

2 Kings 4:8

Now there came a day when Elisha went to Shunem, and there was a woman of high position living there, who made him come in and have a meal with her. And after that, every time he went by, he went into her house for a meal.

2 Kings 5:13

Then his servants came to him and said, If the prophet had given you orders to do some great thing, would you not have done it? how much more then, when he says to you, Be washed and become clean?

Esther 1:6

There were fair hangings of white and green and blue, fixed with cords of purple and the best linen to silver rings and pillars of polished stone: the seats were of gold and silver on a floor of red and white and yellow and black stone.

Proverbs 25:20

Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.

Ezekiel 23:41

And she took her seat on a great bed, with a table put ready before it on which she put my perfume and my oil.

Luke 14:23

And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full.

Luke 24:29

But they kept him back, saying, Do not go, for evening is near, the day is almost gone. And he went in with them.

Acts 16:15

And when she and her family had had baptism, she made a request to us, saying, If it seems to you that I am true to the Lord, come into my house and be my guests. And she made us come.

2 Corinthians 5:14

For it is the love of Christ which is moving us; because we are of the opinion that if one was put to death for all, then all have undergone death;

1 Samuel 28:22

So now, give ear to the voice of your servant, and let me give you a little bread; and take some food to give you strength when you go on your way.