1 Samuel 28:16

Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

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Interpretation

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 speak; this was expressly forbidden, De 18:11.

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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 28:15-19.

1 Samuel 28:15 1 Samuel 28:16 1 Samuel 28:17 1 Samuel 28:18 1 Samuel 28:19

Glossary

Samuel Person: Heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam. 1:20 .