Bible Commentary

And he said unto her, What form [is] he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he [is] covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it [was] Samuel, and he stooped with [his] face to the ground, and bowed himself. 14. An old man cometh up ] The Sept. has “a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 28:14”

And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth. 13. gods ] The Heb. word Elhm is plural, and when not applied to God Himself is generally to be so rendered. But it is evident from 1Sa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 28:13”

And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou [art] Saul. 12. thou art Saul ] The woman had not previously recognised her visitor, but simultaneously with the apparition of Samuel, discovered that he was Saul, either by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 28:12”

Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. 11. Bring me up Samuel ] From Sheol, the realm of departed spirits, which is always spoken of as beneath the earth. The nature of the transaction here recorded is discussed in Additional Note VIII. on p. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 28:11”

And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, [As] the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. And Saul sware to her by the Lord,…. By the Word of the Lord, as the Targum: it is much that Saul, being about such a work of darkness and wickedness, could … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 28:10”

And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die? Woman said, Behold, thou knowest; for his speech and garb discovered … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 28:9”

And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me [him] up, whom I shall name unto thee. 8. they came to the woman … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 28:8”

Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, [there is] a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor. 7. that hath a familiar spirit ] Lit. “possessor of an Ob.” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 28:7”

And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. 6. when Saul inquired of the Lord ] In 1Ch 10:13-14 it is said that “Saul died for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it, and inquired not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 28:6”

And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. 5. he was afraid ] The consciousness that “the Spirit of Jehovah had departed from him” made the once brave king a coward. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 5. When Saul saw] He saw … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 28:5”