12 They gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins. when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
*Minor differences ignored. Grouped by changes, with first version listed as example.
Three days and three nights - Indicating that at least so long a time had elapsed since the sack of Ziklag.
A cake of figs - See on 1-Samuel 25:18 (note).
And they gave him a piece of cake of figs,.... That were dried and pressed together, and made into cakes:
and two clusters of raisins; or dried grapes, as the Targum:
and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him; he seemed to be quite dispirited, almost lifeless, but upon eating some food he was refreshed, and his spirits revived, and he was capable of conversing:
for he had eaten no bread, nor drank any water, three days and three nights; that is, one whole day, and part of two days, as appears from 1-Samuel 30:13.
Three days and nights - One whole day and part of two others, as appears from the next verse, where he saith, three days ago I fell sick, but in the Hebrew it is, this is the third day since I fell sick.
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