1 Samuel 28:11

11 —¿A quién desea usted que yo haga aparecer? —preguntó la mujer.—Evócame a Samuel —respondió Saúl.

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 —¿Acaso no sabe usted lo que ha hecho Saúl? —respondió la mujer—. ¡Ha expulsado del país a los adivinos y a los hechiceros! ¿Por qué viene usted a tenderme una trampa y exponerme a la muerte?

10 —¡Tan cierto como que el SEÑOR vive, te juro que nadie te va a castigar por esto! —contestó Saúl.

11 —¿A quién desea usted que yo haga aparecer? —preguntó la mujer.—Evócame a Samuel —respondió Saúl.

12 Al ver a Samuel, la mujer pegó un grito.—¡Pero si usted es Saúl! ¿Por qué me ha engañado? —le reclamó.

13 —No tienes nada que temer —dijo el rey—. Dime lo que has visto.—Veo un espíritu que sube de la tierra —respondió ella.