1 Samuel 28:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 28:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 28:23 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unt..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 28:23 — KJV
“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.”
— 1 Samuel 28:23 (KJV)
1 Samuel 28:23 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 28:23
“And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 28:23: woman, hearkened, voice
“Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 28:23: eat, together, woman
“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 28:23: eat, hearkened, voice
“And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 28:23: eat, voice, sat
“Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 28:23: eat, voice, earth
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