Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.
Then Saul immediately collapsed full-length on the ground and was terrified because of Samuel's words. He had no strength left in him because he hadn't eaten any food all day or all night.
Saul was so overwhelmed by fear and despair after hearing Samuel's prophetic words that he collapsed from both terror and physical weakness from not eating.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative, King Saul had been rejected by God as Israel's king due to his repeated disobedience, including sparing King Agag and the Amalekites' best livestock against divine orders. Desperate for guidance as the Philistine army threatened, Saul secretly consulted a medium at Endor to summon the deceased prophet Samuel, which violated God's laws against necromancy. When Samuel's spirit appeared and confirmed Saul's impending defeat and death, it intensified his fear and physical exhaustion, as he had neither eaten nor found rest.
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