Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
I will
Compelled him
Bible References
I will
1 Kings 21:4
And Ahab came into his house, sad and angry, because of the word which Naboth of Jezreel had spoken to him, for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he lay down upon his bed and turned away his face and would eat no bread.
Proverbs 25:20
As he that takes away a garment in cold weather and as vinegar upon soap, so is he that sings songs to a heavy heart.
Compelled him
2 Kings 4:8
And it also happened that one day Elisha passed through Shunem, where there was an important woman, and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.
Luke 14:23
And the lord said unto the slave, Go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in that my house may be filled.
Luke 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.
Acts 16:15
And when she was baptized, with 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.
2 Corinthians 5:14
For the charity of the Christ constrains us because we judge thus: that if one died for all, then all are dead: