Verse 17

And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 3:35 : 35 And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down.
• 1 Sam 28:23 : 23 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.