1 Samuel 28:3

3 Durante ese tiempo, Samuel había muerto y todo Israel había hecho duelo por él. Fue enterrado en Ramá, su ciudad natal. Saúl había expulsado del territorio de Israel a todos los médiums y a todos los que consultaban los espíritus de los muertos.

1 Samuel 28:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 28:3

Now Samuel was dead
Had been so for some time; which is mentioned before, ( 1 Samuel 25:1 ) ; and here repeated, partly to observe the reason of the Philistines renewing the war, and partly to account for the conduct of Saul, in seeking to a witch to raise Samuel, and for the sake of that story:

and all Israel lamented him;
as they had great reason to do; (See Gill on 1 Samuel 25:1); and buried him in Ramah, even his own city; there being two Ramahs, as Kimchi observes, it is added, "in his own city", to show that he was buried in that Ramah which was his native place, and where his constant residence was; though, as he says, it may mean that he was buried within the city, and not without it; but the Targum gives a different sense,

``and they buried him in Ramah, and mourned for him every man in his city:''

and Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards,
out of the land:
out of the land of Israel; had by an edict banished them, or had given orders that neither witches nor wizards should abide in the land; but should be taken up, and prosecuted according to the law of God; which he had done either at the instigation of Samuel; or, as some think, from a conceit that the evil spirit he had been troubled with was owing to them; or to make some appearance of a zeal for religion, and the honour and glory of God: this is observed to show the inconstancy of Saul, and his folly in applying after this to a person of such a character, and to account for the fears of the woman when applied to, and afterwards when she was engaged, when she found it was by Saul; see ( 1 Samuel 28:7-12 ) .

1 Samuel 28:3 In-Context

1 Saúl consulta a una médium
Por ese tiempo, los filisteos reunieron sus ejércitos para ir a la guerra contra Israel. El rey Aquis le dijo a David:
—Se espera que tú y tus hombres salgan conmigo a la batalla.

2 —¡Muy bien! —acordó David—. Ahora comprobarás tú mismo lo que podemos hacer.
Después Aquis le dijo a David:
—Te haré mi guardaespaldas personal de por vida.

3 Durante ese tiempo, Samuel había muerto y todo Israel había hecho duelo por él. Fue enterrado en Ramá, su ciudad natal. Saúl había expulsado del territorio de Israel a todos los médiums y a todos los que consultaban los espíritus de los muertos.

4 Los filisteos montaron su campamento en Sunem, y Saúl reunió a todo el ejército de Israel y acampó en Gilboa.

5 Cuando Saúl vio al inmenso ejército filisteo, tuvo miedo y se aterrorizó.