²¹ The woman came to Saul and saw that he was terrified. So she said to him, “Look, your servant has obeyed you, and I have taken my life in my hands. I have listened to the words you spoke to me. ²² Now please listen to your servant, and allow me to set some food in front of you. Eat, so that you will have strength when you go on your way.”

²³ Saul refused and said, “I will not eat.” But his attendants, together with the woman, strongly urged him, and he listened to them. So he got up off the ground and sat on the bed.