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He has cut off the mediums and spiritists from the land. Why have you set a trap for my life to bring about my death?&#8221 <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/28.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Are you trying to get me killed?” the woman demanded. “You know that Saul has outlawed all the mediums and all who consult the spirits of the dead. Why are you setting a trap for me?” <a href="/esv/1_samuel/28.htm">English Standard Version</a> The woman said to him, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and the necromancers from the land. Why then are you laying a trap for my life to bring about my death?” <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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?” <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/28.htm">King James Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/28.htm">New King James Version</a> Then the woman said to him, “Look, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and the spiritists from the land. Why then do you lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?” <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But the woman said to him, “Behold, you know what Saul has done, that he has eliminated the mediums and spiritists from the land. Why are you then setting a trap for my life, to bring about my death?” <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/28.htm">NASB 1995</a> But the woman said to him, &#8220Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who are mediums and spiritists from the land. Why are you then laying a snare for my life to bring about my death?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But the woman said to him, “Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who are mediums and spiritists from the land. Why are you then laying a snare for my life to bring about my death?” <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But the woman said to him, “Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who are mediums and spiritists from the land. Why are you then laying a snare for my life to bring about my death?” <a href="/amp/1_samuel/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But the woman said to him, “See here, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off (eliminated) those who are mediums and spiritists from the land. So why are you laying a trap for my life, to cause my death?” <a href="/csb/1_samuel/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But the woman said to him, “You surely know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and spiritists from the land. Why are you setting a trap for me to get me killed? ” <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But the woman said to him, &#8220You surely know what Saul has done, how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land. Why are you setting a trap for me to get me killed?&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_samuel/28.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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? <a href="/cev/1_samuel/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The woman said, "Why are you trying to trick me and get me killed? You know King Saul has killed everyone who talks to the spirits of the dead!" <a href="/erv/1_samuel/28.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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? <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The woman told him, "You know that Saul rid the land of mediums and psychics. Why are you trying to trap me and have me killed?" <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/28.htm">Good News Translation</a> The woman answered, "Surely you know what King Saul has done, how he forced the fortunetellers and mediums to leave Israel. Why, then, are you trying to trap me and get me killed?" <a href="/isv/1_samuel/28.htm">International Standard Version</a> The woman told him, "Look, you know what Saul has done. He has removed mediums and spiritists from the land, so why are you trying to entrap me, so as to cause my death?" <a href="/msb/1_samuel/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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?? <a href="/net/1_samuel/28.htm">NET Bible</a> But the woman said to him, "Look, you are aware of what Saul has done; he has removed the mediums and magicians from the land! Why are you trapping me so you can put me to death?" <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The woman said to him, "Look, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and spiritists out of the land. Why then do you lay a snare for my life, to cause me to die?" <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the woman said to 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: Why then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die? <a href="/web/1_samuel/28.htm">World English Bible</a> 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?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the woman says to him, “Behold, you have known that which Saul has done, that he has cut off those having familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land; and why are you laying a snare for my soul—to put me to death?” <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the woman saith unto him, 'Lo, thou hast known that which Saul hath done, that he hath cut off those having familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land; and why art thou laying a snare for my soul -- to put me to death?' <a href="/slt/1_samuel/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the woman will say to him, Behold, thou knewest what Saul did who cut off the necromancers, and the wizards, from the land; wherefore art thou laying snares for my soul to kill me?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the woman said to him: Behold thou knowest all that Saul hath done, and how he hath rooted out the magicians and soothsayers from the land: why then dost thou lay a snare for my life, to cause me to be put to death? <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the woman said to him: “Behold, you know how much Saul has done, and how he has wiped away the magi and soothsayers from the land. Why then do you set a trap for my life, so that it will be put to death?” <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/28.htm">New American Bible</a> But the woman answered him, “You know what Saul has done, how he expelled the mediums and diviners from the land. Then why are you trying to entrap me and get me killed?” <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The woman said to him, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and the wizards from the land. Why then are you laying a snare for my life to bring about my death?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the woman said to him, Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has removed those who have familiar spirits and the wizards out of the land. Why then are you laying a snare for my life to cause me to be put to death?<CL>And Achish answered and said to David, I know that you are as good in my sight as an angel of God; but the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go with us to the battle. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the woman said to him: “Behold, you know what Shaul did when he would remove Necromancers and Soothsayers from the land! Why do you hunt my soul to put me to death?”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the woman said unto him: 'Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that divine by a ghost or a familiar spirit out of the land; wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?' <a href="/sep/1_samuel/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the woman said to him, Behold now, thou knowest what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who had in them divining spirits, and the wizards from the land, and why dost thou spread a snare for my life to destroy it? <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/28-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=8331" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/28.htm">Saul and the Medium of Endor</a> …8So 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<a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: hā·’iš·šāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">But the woman</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">“Surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="7586: šā·’ūl (N-proper-ms) -- Passive participle of sha'al; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.">Saul</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">has done,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">how</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: hiḵ·rîṯ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">he has killed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/178.htm" title="178: hā·’ō·ḇō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- From the same as 'ab; properly, a mumble, i.e. A water skin; hence a necromancer.">the mediums</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3049.htm" title="3049: hay·yid·də·‘ō·nî (Art:: N-ms) -- Familiar spirit. From yada'; properly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer; a ghost.">and spiritists</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: wə·lā·māh (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">have you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5367.htm" title="5367: miṯ·naq·qêš (V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-ms) -- To knock, strike, hit, strike or bring down. A primitive root; to entrap, literally or figuratively.">set a trap</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: bə·nap̄·šî (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: la·hă·mî·ṯê·nî (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 1cs) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">to get me killed?”</a> 10Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Leviticus 19:31</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a> Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. / For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you. <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Isaiah 8:19</a> When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">2 Kings 21:6</a> He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. <a href="/1_chronicles/10-13.htm">1 Chronicles 10:13-14</a> 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, / and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse. <a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Leviticus 20:6</a> Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people. <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24</a> Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/acts/16-16.htm">Acts 16:16-18</a> 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. / This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!” / She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment. <a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a> The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a> But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">2 Chronicles 33:6</a> He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. <a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Micah 5:12</a> I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers. <a href="/isaiah/19-3.htm">Isaiah 19:3</a> Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists. <a href="/acts/8-9.htm">Acts 8:9-11</a> Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great, / and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.” / They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20-21</a> No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. / You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the woman said to him, Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: why then lay you a snare for my life, to cause me to die?how he hath<a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">1 Samuel 28:3</a> Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.wherefore<a href="/2_samuel/18-13.htm">2 Samuel 18:13</a> Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.<a href="/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7</a> And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/25-39.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-21.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-15.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-16.htm">Die</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-8.htm">Divine</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-7.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/judges/6-37.htm">Laying</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">Mediums</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-8.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-21.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-8.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">Spiritists</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">Spirits</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-2.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-6.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">Wizards</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/30-11.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-24.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-33.htm">Die</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-13.htm">Divine</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-21.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-27.htm">Laying</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Mediums</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-10.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/job/5-5.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-13.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Spiritists</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-28.htm">Spirits</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-10.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-16.htm">Wherefore</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">Wizards</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 28</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/28-1.htm">Achish puts confidence in David</a> 3. <a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">Saul having destroyed the witches</a> 4. <a href="/1_samuel/28-4.htm">and now in his fear forsaken of God</a> 7. <a href="/1_samuel/28-7.htm">has recourse to a witch</a> 8. <a href="/1_samuel/28-8.htm">who, encouraged by Saul, raises up Samuel</a> 15. <a href="/1_samuel/28-15.htm">Saul hearing his ruin, faints</a> 21. <a href="/1_samuel/28-21.htm">The woman and his servants refresh him with meat</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But the woman replied The woman in this passage is the medium of Endor, often referred to as the "witch of Endor." Her role as a medium was to communicate with the dead, a practice forbidden by the Law of Moses (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a>). Her response indicates awareness and caution, suggesting she was wary of strangers due to the recent actions of King Saul.Surely you know what Saul has done This phrase highlights the notoriety of Saul's actions against mediums and spiritists. Saul, in an attempt to rid Israel of practices contrary to the worship of Yahweh, had expelled or executed those who practiced divination and necromancy. This was in accordance with the Torah, which prohibited such practices (<a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Leviticus 19:31</a>).how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land The historical context here is significant. Saul's actions were part of a broader effort to purify Israel from pagan practices. This reflects the ongoing struggle in Israel to maintain covenant faithfulness amidst surrounding pagan influences. The killing of mediums and spiritists was a fulfillment of the command in <a href="/exodus/22-18.htm">Exodus 22:18</a>, "You shall not permit a sorceress to live."Why have you set a trap to get me killed? The woman's question reveals her fear of entrapment and execution. It underscores the danger she faced in practicing her trade under Saul's edict. This also reflects the tension and fear prevalent in Israel during Saul's reign, as he was known for his unpredictable behavior. The question implies a suspicion of deceit, which is ironic given that Saul himself is in disguise, seeking her services in desperation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a> The first king of Israel, who sought guidance from a medium after God stopped answering him through prophets or dreams. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_woman.htm">The Woman (Medium of Endor)</a> A medium residing in Endor, whom Saul consults to summon the spirit of the prophet Samuel. 3. <a href="/topical/e/endor.htm">Endor</a> A location in ancient Israel where the medium resided, indicating Saul's desperation as he sought guidance outside of God's law. 4. <a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a> The deceased prophet whom Saul attempts to contact through the medium, representing Saul's past connection to God's guidance. 5. <a href="/topical/m/mediums_and_spiritists.htm">Mediums and Spiritists</a> Individuals who claim to communicate with the dead, whom Saul had previously expelled from Israel in obedience to God's law.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> Saul's actions serve as a reminder of the importance of adhering to God's laws, even in times of desperation. <a href="/topical/s/seeking_godly_counsel.htm">Seeking Godly Counsel</a> Instead of turning to forbidden practices, believers should seek guidance through prayer, Scripture, and godly counsel. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> Saul's account illustrates the severe consequences that can result from disobedience to God's commands. <a href="/topical/d/desperation_and_faith.htm">Desperation and Faith</a> In moments of desperation, maintaining faith and trust in God's timing and methods is crucial. <a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_spiritual_matters.htm">Discernment in Spiritual Matters</a> Christians are called to discern and reject practices that contradict biblical teachings, such as consulting mediums.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 28</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_ghosts.htm">What does the Bible say about ghosts and hauntings?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_mediums_in_ancient_israel.htm">Is there any archaeological or historical evidence confirming the existence of mediums in ancient Israel to support the story of 1 Samuel 28:7-9?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_saul_consult_a_medium_in_1_sam_28.htm">If necromancy is condemned (Deut. 18:9-12), how can 1 Samuel 28:7-25 portray Saul successfully consulting a medium?</a> <a href="/q/does_1_sam_9_15-17_conflict_with_other_texts.htm">Does 1 Samuel 9:15-17, describing God's direct revelation to Samuel about Saul, conflict with other biblical texts suggesting a more gradual or indirect selection of leaders?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) What Saul hath done . . .--The law, re-enacted by Saul in earlier days, which made the practice of these dark arts a capital offence, was evidently still in force. Sorcerers and witches, like the woman of En-dor, had, no doubt, been often hunted down by means of informers. The woman possibly at first suspected that something of the kind was intended now. The old tradition, however, which represents the two companions of the king as Abner and Amasa, would preclude such a supposition. Still, in any event, the act of summoning the dead was a capital offence, and the woman would be on her guard, even in the presence of her near relatives, which the old tradition asserts Abner and Amasa to have been. She may, too, by enhancing the peril in which she stood, have thought a larger present would be extorted from the stranger who sought her aid.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 9, 10. - Thou knowest what Saul hath done. Not only had Saul in the earlier part of his reign been earnest in his zeal for the Mosaic law, but even now it seems as if a witch was in danger of death; for he has to take an oath before she will acknowledge that she practises any illicit art, <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/28-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But the woman הָֽאִשָּׁ֜ה (hā·’iš·šāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female replied, וַתֹּ֨אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Surely הִנֵּ֨ה (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! you אַתָּ֤ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you know יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ (yā·ḏa‘·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know what אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Saul שָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites has done, עָשָׂ֣ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make how אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he has killed הִכְרִ֛ית (hiḵ·rîṯ) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant the mediums הָאֹב֥וֹת (hā·’ō·ḇō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_178.htm">Strong's 178: </a> A bottle (made from animal skin), a necromancer and spiritists הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖י (hay·yid·də·‘ō·nî) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3049.htm">Strong's 3049: </a> A knowing one, a conjurer, a ghost in מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the land. הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land Why וְלָמָ֥ה (wə·lā·māh) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> What?, what!, indefinitely what have you אַתָּ֛ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you set a trap מִתְנַקֵּ֥שׁ (miṯ·naq·qêš) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5367.htm">Strong's 5367: </a> To knock, strike, hit, strike or bring down to get me killed?” לַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי׃ (la·hă·mî·ṯê·nî) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/28-9.htm">1 Samuel 28:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/28-9.htm">1 Samuel 28:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/28-9.htm">1 Samuel 28:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/28-9.htm">1 Samuel 28:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/28-9.htm">1 Samuel 28:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/28-9.htm">1 Samuel 28:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/28-9.htm">1 Samuel 28:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/28-9.htm">1 Samuel 28:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/28-9.htm">1 Samuel 28:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/28-9.htm">1 Samuel 28:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-9.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 28:9 The woman said to him Behold you (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/28-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 28:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 28:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/28-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 28:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 28:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>