1 Samuel 28:11

Then the woman said, Who am I to let you see? And he said, Make Samuel come up for me.

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In The King James Version

Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

In Context

10And Saul made an oath to her by the Lord, saying, By the living Lord, no punishment will come to you for this.

12And the woman saw that it was Saul, and she gave a loud cry, and said to Saul, Why have you made use of deceit? for you are Saul.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 18:11Or anyone using secret force on people, or putting questions to a spirit, or having secret knowledge, or going to the dead for directions.

Isaiah 8:19And when they say to you, Make request for us to those who have control of spirits, and to those wise in secret arts, who make hollow bird-like sounds; is it not right for a people to make request to their gods, to make request for the living to the dead?

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 28:8-15

Saul Consults the Witch at Endor. ( b. c. 1055.) 7 Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor. 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 bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee. 9 And the… Read the whole commentary →

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