So Ahab went home. He was angry and upset at Naboth. He did not like the things that man from Jezreel said. (Naboth had said, “I will not give you my family’s land.”) Ahab lay down on his bed. He turned his face away and refused to eat.
1 Samuel 28:23 - Easy To Read Version But Saul refused. He said, “I won’t eat.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But he said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, urged him, and he heeded their words. So he arose from the ground and sat upon the bed. American Standard Version (1901) But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed. Common English Bible But Saul refused. “I can’t eat!” he said. But his servants and the woman urged him to do so, and so he did. He got up off the ground and sat on a couch. Catholic Public Domain Version But he refused, and he said, "I will not eat." But his servants and the woman urged him, and after some time, heeding their voice, he rose up from the ground, and he sat upon the bed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he refused, and said: I will not eat. But his servants and the woman forced him; and at length hearkening to their voice he arose from the ground and sat upon the bed. |
So Ahab went home. He was angry and upset at Naboth. He did not like the things that man from Jezreel said. (Naboth had said, “I will not give you my family’s land.”) Ahab lay down on his bed. He turned his face away and refused to eat.
One day Elisha went to Shunem. An important woman lived in Shunem. This woman asked Elisha {to stop and} eat at her house. So every time Elisha went through that place, he stopped there to eat.
But Naaman’s servants went to him and talked to him. They said, “Father, [46] if the prophet told you to do some great thing, you would do it! Right? {So you should obey him even if he tells you something easy.} And he said, ‘Wash, and you will be pure and clean.’”
That inside garden had white and blue linen {\cf2\super [3]} hangings around the room. Those hangings were held in place with cords of white linen and purple material on silver rings and marble pillars. There were couches made of gold and silver. Those couches were setting on mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other expensive stones.
Singing happy songs to a sad person is like taking away his clothes when he is cold. It is like mixing soda and vinegar.
You sat on a fine bed with a table set before it. You put my incense {\cf2\super [195]} and my oil {\cf2\super [196]} on this table.
The master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and country roads. Tell the people there to come. I want my house to be full!
But they wanted him to stay. They begged him, “Stay with us. It is late; it is almost night.” So he went in to stay with them.
She and all the people living in her home were baptized. {\cf2\super [337]} Then Lydia invited us into her home. She said, “If you think I am truly a believer in the Lord Jesus, then come stay in my house.” She persuaded us to stay with her.
The love of Christ controls us. Why? Because we know that One (Christ) has died for all people. So all have died.
Now please listen to me. Let me give you some food. You must eat. Then you will have enough strength to go on your way.”