1 Samuel 28:7

5 When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and trembled violently.

6 He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.

Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied.

8 So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.”

9 But the woman replied, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land. Why have you set a trap to get me killed?”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied.
KJV
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.
WEB
Then Saul said to his servants, “Seek for me a woman who has a familiar spirit, that I may go to her and inquire of her.” His servants said to him, “Behold, there is a woman who has a familiar spirit at Endor.”
ASV
Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at En-dor.
DARBY
Then said Saul to his servants, Seek me a woman that has a spirit of Python, that I may go to her and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman who has a spirit of Python at En-dor.
BLB
And Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her.” And his servants said to him, “Behold, a woman of a mistress a familiar spirit [is] at Endor.”
ÅB
Da sa Saul til sine tjenere: Finn meg en kvinne som kan mane fram døde, så vil jeg gå til henne og spørre henne! Hans tjenere svarte: I En-Dor er det en kvinne som kan mane.
OTB
Da sa Saul til sine tjenere: "Finn en kvinne som er en åndemaner, så jeg kan besøke henne og søke hennes råd." Og hans tjenere svarte: "Se, det er en kvinne som er en åndemaner i En-Dor."
B1930
Da sa Saul til sine tjenere: Finn mig en kvinne som kan mane frem døde, så vil jeg gå til henne og spørre henne! Hans tjenere svarte: I En-Dor er det en kvinne som kan mane.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 16:16

    One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.

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  • Joshua 17:11

    Within Issachar and Asher, Manasseh was assigned Beth-shean, Ibleam, Dor (that is, Naphath), Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo, each with their surrounding settlements.

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  • 1 Chronicles 10:13

    So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,

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  • Psalms 83:10

    who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.

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  • Habakkuk 2:3

    For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.

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  • Isaiah 8:19–20

    When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?

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  • Leviticus 19:31

    You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

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  • Lamentations 3:25–26

    The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

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