1 Samuel 28:11

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

10So then Saul sware unto her by Yahweh, saying,—By the life of Yahweh, there shall no punishment befall thee for this thing.

12And, when the woman saw Samuel, she made outcry with a loud voice,—and the woman spake unto Saul, saying—Wherefore hast thou deceived me, thou thyself being Saul?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 18:11Or who bindeth with spells,—Or who asketh of a familiar spirit or an oracle, Or who seeketh unto the dead.

Isaiah 8:19But, when they say unto you—Seek ye unto the necromancers and unto the wizards, who chirp, and who mutter, Should not a people seek, unto its God? In behalf of the living, [should it seek] unto 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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