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1 Samuel 28:20

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18 Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day.

19 Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines.

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.

21 And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.

22 Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
Then Saul fell immediately his full length on the earth, and was terrified, because of Samuel’s words. There was no strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all day long or all night long.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And Saul hurried and fell—the fullness of his stature—to the earth, and he was afraid dreadfully because of the words of Samuel. And there was no power in him, for he had eaten no food all the day or all the night.
ÅB
Og straks falt Saul til jorden så lang han var, så forferdet ble han over Samuels ord; og ikke var det noen kraft i ham heller, for han hadde ikke smakt mat hele dagen og hele natten.
OTB
Da falt Saul straks langflat til jorden, og var svært redd på grunn av Samuels ord. Det var ingen styrke i ham, fordi han ikke hadde spist mat hele dagen og hele natten.
B1930
Og straks falt Saul til jorden så lang han var, så forferdet blev han over Samuels ord; og ikke var det nogen kraft i ham heller, for han hadde ikke smakt mat hele dagen og hele natten.

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  • Job 15:20–24

    The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

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  • 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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  • Job 26:2

    How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

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  • 1 Samuel 28:5

    And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.

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  • 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.

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