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1 Samuel 28:16-25

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16 Samuel said, "Why then do you ask me, since the LORD has departed from you and has become your adversary?
17 "The LORD has done accordingly 1as He spoke through me; for the LORD has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, to David.
18 "As 2you did not obey * the LORD and did not execute His fierce wrath on Amalek, so * the LORD has done this thing to you this day.
19 "Moreover the LORD will also give over Israel along with you into the hands of the Philistines, therefore tomorrow 3you and your sons will be with me. Indeed the LORD will give over the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines!"
20 Then Saul immediately fell full length upon the ground and was very afraid because of the words of Samuel; also there was no strength in him, for he had eaten no food all day and all night.
21 The woman came to Saul and saw that he was terrified, and said to him, "Behold, your maidservant has obeyed * you, and 4I have taken my life in my hand and have listened to your words which you spoke to me.
22 "So now also, please listen to the voice of your maidservant, and let me set a piece of bread before you that you may eat and have strength when you go on your way."
23 But he refused and said, "5I will not eat." 6However, his servants together with the woman urged him, and he listened to them. So he arose from the ground and sat on 7the bed.
24 The woman had a 8fattened calf in the house, and she quickly slaughtered it; and she 9took flour, kneaded it and baked unleavened bread from it.
25 She brought it before Saul and his servants, and they ate. Then they arose and went away that night.
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1 Samuel 28:16-25 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 28

The Philistines gathering together, to fight with Israel, Saul trembled at it, not being able to get any answer from the Lord about it in any way whatever, 1Sa 28:1-6; upon which he applies to a woman that had a familiar spirit to bring him up Samuel, which she did, 1Sa 28:7-14; and what passed between Saul and Samuel, or at least the apparition in his form, is recorded, 1Sa 28:15-19; which so struck him, as to make him strengthless, and so melancholy, that he refused to eat until persuaded, or rather compelled, by the woman and his servants, 1Sa 28:20-25.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 9

  • 1. 1 Samuel 15:28
  • 2. 1 Samuel 15:20, 26; 1 Kings 20:42
  • 3. 1 Samuel 31:2; Job 3:17-19
  • 4. Judges 12:3; 1 Samuel 19:5; Job 13:14
  • 5. 1 Kings 21:4
  • 6. 2 Kings 5:13
  • 7. Esther 1:6; Ezekiel 23:41
  • 8. Genesis 18:7; Luke 15:23, 27, 30
  • 9. Genesis 18:6

Footnotes 6

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