1 Samuel 28:11

11 La mujer entonces dijo: ¿A quién te haré venir? Y él respondió: Hazme venir a Samuel

1 Samuel 28:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 28:11

Then said the woman, whom shall I bring up unto thee?
&c.] For such persons, according to their profession, pretended they were able to bring up any of the dead, that he who inquired of them should name:

and he said, bring me up Samuel;
the prophet Samuel he meant, and no doubt the woman so understood him, whose name was well known; he had been an old acquaintance and friend of Saul's, his counsellor and adviser in many things and though he greatly neglected him in the latter part of his life, was very desirous of an interview with him now dead, that he might be advised by him how to get out of the straits and difficulties in which he was involved; but it argued extreme folly and madness in him to imagine, that the spirit of this great and good man was at the beck of a witch, and he to be called out of the state of the dead by her enchantments; or that God would permit him to appear to him, and by him give an answer, when he would not answer him by living prophets, nor any other way.

1 Samuel 28:11 In-Context

9 Y la mujer le dijo: He aquí tú sabes lo que Saúl ha hecho, cómo ha talado de la tierra las espiritistas y los adivinos; ¿por qué pues pones tropiezo a mi vida, para hacerme matar

10 Entonces Saúl le juró por el SEÑOR, diciendo: Vive el SEÑOR, que ninguna iniquidad te vendrá por esto

11 La mujer entonces dijo: ¿A quién te haré venir? Y él respondió: Hazme venir a Samuel

12 Y viendo la mujer a Samuel, clamó en alta voz, y habló aquella mujer a Saúl, diciendo

13 ¿Por qué me has engañado? que tú eres Saúl. Y el rey le dijo: No temas: ¿Qué has visto? Y la mujer respondió a Saúl: He visto dioses que suben de la tierra