# he had eaten no food all that day, neither that whole night

Saul had not eaten during the night before he traveled from Gilboa ([1 Samuel 28:4](./03.md)) to Endor ([1 Samuel 28:7](./05.md)), nor during the day as he journeyed, nor during the night on which he visited the woman.

# I have put my life in my hand and have listened

This is an idiom. "I could die because I listened" or "Someone could kill me because I listened" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])