THEOSIS1 Kingdoms (1 Samuel) 28:20Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And forthwith Saul fell all along on the ground; for he was frightened with the words of Samuel, and there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all that day.
וַיְמַהֵ֣ר שָׁא֗וּל וַיִּפֹּ֤ל מְלֹא־קֽוֹמָתוֹ֙ אַ֔רְצָה וַיִּרָ֥א מְאֹ֖ד מִדִּבְרֵ֣י שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל גַּם־כֹּ֙חַ֙ לֹא־הָ֣יָה ב֔וֹ כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אָכַל֙ לֶ֔חֶם כָּל־הַיּ֖וֹם וְכָל־הַלָּֽיְלָה׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 1 Sam 28:5And Saul saw the army of the Philistines, and was afraid, and his heart was very much dismayed.
- Ps 50 (49):21
- Ps 50 (49):22
- 1 Sam 25:37But early in the morning, when Nabal had digested his wine, his wife told him these words, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
- Job 26:2Whose helper art thou? is it of him that is weak? and dost thou hold up the arm of him that has no strength?
- Job 15:20The wicked man is proud all his days, and the number of the years of his tyranny is uncertain.
- Job 15:24Tribulation shall terrify him, and distress shall surround him, as a king that is prepared for the battle.