1 Samuel 28:9
7 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.”
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?”
10 Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.”
11 “Whom shall I bring up for you?” the woman asked. “Bring up Samuel,” he replied.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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?”
- KJV
- And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
- WEB
- The woman said to him, “Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who have familiar spirits and the wizards out of the land. Why then do you lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?”
- ASV
- And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
- DARBY
- And the woman said to him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul has done, how he has cut off the necromancers and the soothsayers out of the land; and why layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
- BLB
- And the woman said to him, “Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and the spiritists from the land. And why do you lay a snare for my life to cause me to die?”
- ÅB
- Kvinnen svarte ham: Du vet jo selv hva Saul har gjort, hvordan han har utryddet dødningemanerne og sannsigerne av landet, og hvorfor setter du da en snare for mitt liv, så du fører død over meg?
- OTB
- Men kvinnen sa til ham, "Se, du vet hva Saul har gjort, hvordan han har eliminert åndemanere og spåmenn fra landet. Hvorfor setter du da en felle for mitt liv, for å føre til min død?"
- B1930
- Kvinnen svarte ham: Du vet jo selv hvad Saul har gjort, hvorledes han har utryddet dødningemanerne og sannsigerne av landet, og hvorfor setter du da en snare for mitt liv, så du fører død over mig?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 28:3
Now by this time Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land.
Read in context2 Kings 5:7
When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”
Read in context2 Samuel 18:13
If I had jeopardized my own life —and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.”
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