To thee. Hebrew, "to him." This was only a repetition of what Samuel had before denounced, chap. xv. 28. If the evil spirit spoke this, he was not guilty of falsehood, nor more than [in] Matthew viii. 29. (Calmet) --- But would he dare so often to repeat the name of the Lord? (Haydock) --- Could he know what would happen to Saul, &c., the next day? (Worthington)
Verse 1 Samuel 28:17. _THE LORD HATH DONE TO HIM_] I believe these words are spoken _of_ Saul; and as they are spoken _to_ him, it seems evident that _him_ should be _thee_. The Vulgate has _tibi_, t...
TO HIM - Better, “for Himself,” as in the margin....
7. SAUL AND THE WITCH AT ENDOR CHAPTER 28 _ 1. David fully joined to Achish (1 Samuel 28:1)_ 2. Forsaken Saul (1 Samuel 28:3) 3. The command to seek a witch (1 Samuel 28:7) 4. Saul's visit t
1 SAMUEL 28:2 is continued by 1 Samuel 29:1; the _connexion is_ broken by the insertion of 1 SAMUEL 28:3. SAUL AND THE WITCH OF ENDOR. This section interrupts the connexion; moreover, it would come n...
AS. according as. BY ME. by my hand....
Samuel pronounces Saul's doom 15. _Why hast thou disquieted me_ Disturbed me from my rest in Sheôl. Samuel utters this complaint, because although he came as God's messenger, Saul's sin was the movin...
_to him_ i.e. if the Sept. reading is adopted in 1 Samuel 28:16, _to David_: or it may refer to God, and mean "FOR HIMSELF," in fulfilment of His will. But the Sept. and Vulg. read "TO THEE." _as he...
_Samuel's Appearance._ 1 Samuel 28:15-25 15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and...
_AND THE LORD HATH DONE TO HIM, AS HE SPAKE BY ME: FOR THE LORD HATH RENT THE KINGDOM OUT OF THINE HAND, AND GIVEN IT TO THY NEIGHBOUR, EVEN TO DAVID:_ The Lord hath done to him as he spake by me ie...
TO HIM] LXX 'to thee.'...
SAUL AND THE WITCH OF ENDOR 1 Samuel 28:3 come from another document and interrupt the connexion, as will be seen if the account is read without them. In order of time their proper position is after 1...
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 28 V1 Later, the *Philistines gathered their army to fight the *Israelites. Achish said to David, ‘You must realise that you and your men must...
AND THE LORD HATH DONE TO HIM. — Render, as in margin of the English Version, _the Lord hath done or performed for Himself._ The LXX. and Vulg. here needlessly change the text into, “the Lord hath don...
וַ יַּ֤עַשׂ יְהוָה֙ לֹ֔ו כַּ אֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר
CHAPTER XXXIV. _ SAUL AT ENDOR._ 1 Samuel 28:3. FOR a considerable time Saul had been drifting along like a crippled vessel at sea, a melancholy example of a man forsaken of God. But as his decisive...
LISTENING TO HIS OWN DOOM 1 Samuel 28:15 That there should be an apparition of Samuel occasions no difficulty, for as Moses and Elijah were permitted to speak with our Lord of the “decease” to be acc...
It is strange how this story has been made to serve in defense of things occult, which, as a matter of fact, it condemns. Let it be carefully read, and it becomes perfectly patent that this woman had...
And the LORD hath done to (g) him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, [even] to David: (g) That is, to David....
(8) 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 b...
We enter now on a portion of David's history sensibly different from what we have already had, which closed with the efforts of Jonathan to restore matters and to attach Saul to him at least openly. J...
Saul, as well as Israel at present, was in a still worse position, having succour neither from God nor from the enemy. Saul is forsaken of God. Samuel is dead; so that Israel is no longer in connectio...
AND THE LORD HATH DONE TO HIM,.... To David, Saul's enemy, as he insinuated he was: AS HE SPAKE BY ME; pretending to be the true Samuel, and wearing the guise of him, he speaks his very words, which...
And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, [even] to David: Ver. 17. _And the Lord hath done to him,_] _i.e...
_The Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thy hand_, &c. Here the prophet foretels that Saul should that day be stripped of the kingdom, and that it should be given to David. Then follows what nothing bu...
1 Achish putteth confidence in Dauid. 3 Saul hauing destroyed the witches, 4 and now in his feare forsaken of God, 7 seeketh to a witch. 9 The witch, encouraged by Saul, raiseth vp Samuel. 15 Sau...
And the Lord bath done to Him, for Himself, according to His own counsel, AS HE SPAKE BY ME; FOR THE LORD HATH RENT THE KINGDOM OUT OF THINE HAND, AND GIVEN IT TO THY NEIGHBOR, EVEN TO DAVID. So the c...
THE ANSWER RECEIVED BY SAUL...
The inevitable conflict between Israel and the Philistines arises again, and David finds himself in an unpleasant situation Achish tells him that he and his men must accompany Achish to fight against...
TO HIM: Or, for himself ME: _ Heb._ mine hand...
7-19 When we go from the plain path of duty, every thing draws us further aside, and increases our perplexity and temptation. Saul desires the woman to bring one from the dead, with whom he wished to...
THE LORD HATH DONE TO HIM, i.e. _to David_, as it is explained in the following words; the pronoun relative put before the noun to which it belongs, as is usual in the Hebrew text, as PSALMS 87:105:19...
1 Samuel 28:17 LORD H3068 done H6213 (H8799) spoke H1696 (H8765) me H3027 LORD H3068 torn H7167 ...
SAUL CONSULTS A NECROMANCER AND SAMUEL APPEARS TO HIM (1 SAMUEL 28:3). Having been unable to obtain any response from God, Saul, in desperation, determined to turn to a necromancer. It would, however,...
CONTENTS: David among Israel's enemies. Saul consults the witch. CHARACTERS: God, David, Saul, Samuel, Achish, witch. CONCLUSION: Seek the Lord while He may be found for there is a time when He will...
1 Samuel 28:4. _Shunem,_ in the tribe of Issachar, not far from mount Hermon. 1 Samuel 28:7. _A woman that hath a familiar spirit:_ a mistress of OB. See Deuteronomy 18:11. The LXX read _pythoness,_ a...
_Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit._ SAUL AND THE WITCH OF ENDOR This narrative is unlike any other in the Bible, and therefore, as might have been expected, has received various explanati...
_The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel._ NIGHT PRECEDING BATTLE As the flash of lightning reveals the hidden scenery around, so the reception of momentous n...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 28:3 The story now shifts to King Saul’s visit to the medium at En-dor and returns to David and the Philistines in 1 Samuel 29:1. Saul faces overwhelming odds as the Philis
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 28:15 THEN SAMUEL SAID TO SAUL. The Bible text assumes that the spirit raised by the medium really is Samuel. He is called “Samuel” in vv....
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 28:1. “KNOW THOU ASSUREDLY.” Some expositors regard these words of Achish as designed to try David: others think they express the entire confidence which the k...
DOWNFALL AND DEATH OF SAUL (CHS. 28-31.) THE PHILISTINES GATHER TOGETHER FOR WAR. DISTRESS OF SAUL, AND VISIT TO THE WITCH OF...
So it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said to David, Know assuredly, that you shall go out to battle with...
1 Samuel 13:13; 1 Samuel 13:14; 1 Samuel 15:27; 1 Samuel 15:28;...
To him — To David....