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1Sa 28:23 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

I will		1Ki 21:4; Pro 25:20
compelled him		2Ki 4:8; Luk 14:23; Luk 24:29; Act 16:15; 2Cr 5:14

Correlating Passages

I will

	1Ki 21:4	And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
	Pro 25:20	[As] he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre, so [is] he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

compelled him

	2Ki 4:8	And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where [was] a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And [so] it was, [that] as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
	Luk 14:23	And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.
	Luk 24:29	But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
	Act 16:15	And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought [us], saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide [there]. And she constrained us.
	2Cr 5:14	For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Samuel 28:23," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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