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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/28.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Saul swore to her by the LORD, &#8220As surely as the LORD lives, you will not be punished for this.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But Saul took an oath in the name of the LORD and promised, “As surely as the LORD lives, nothing bad will happen to you for doing this.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But Saul swore to her by the LORD, “As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, <i>As</i> the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, “<i>As</i> the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Saul swore an oath to her by the LORD, saying, “As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Saul vowed to her by the LORD, saying, &#8220As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Saul vowed to her by the LORD, saying, “As the LORD lives, there shall no punishment come upon you for this thing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Saul swore to her by Yahweh, saying, “As Yahweh lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Saul swore [an oath] to her by the LORD, saying, “As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment will come to you from this.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: &#8220As surely as the LORD lives, nothing bad will happen to you because of this.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Saul sware to her by Jehovah, saying, As Jehovah liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Saul replied, "I swear by the living LORD that nothing will happen to you because of this." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But Saul took an oath in the LORD's name, "I solemnly swear, as the LORD lives, you will not be harmed if you do this."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Saul made a sacred vow. "By the living LORD I promise that you will not be punished for doing this," he told her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Saul swore to her by the LORD: "As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment will come on you for this thing."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But Saul swore an oath to her by the LORD, "As surely as the LORD lives, you will not incur guilt in this matter!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But Saul swore to her, saying, "As the LORD lives, no punishment will come upon you for this thing."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Saul swore to her by Yahweh, saying, “As Yahweh lives, no punishment will happen to you for this thing.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Saul swears to her by YHWH, saying, “YHWH lives, punishment does not meet you for this thing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Saul sweareth to her by Jehovah, saying, 'Jehovah liveth, punishment doth not meet thee for this thing.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Saul will swear to her by Jehovah, saying, Jehovah lives, if iniquity shall pierce thee upon this word.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Saul swore unto her by the Lord, saying: As the Lord liveth there shall no evil happen to thee for this thing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying, “As the Lord lives, nothing evil will befall you because of this matter.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But Saul swore to her by the LORD, “As the LORD lives, you shall incur no blame for this.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But Saul swore to her by the LORD, “As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD lives, there shall no harm come upon you for this thing.<CL>Now therefore rise up early in the morning with your master's servants who came with you; and at daybreak, go on your way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Shaul swore to her by LORD JEHOVAH and said: “LORD JEHOVAH is living that there shall be no harm to you in this matter!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying: 'As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Saul swore to her, and said, <i>As</i> the Lord lives, no injury shall come upon thee on this account.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/28-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=8343" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/28.htm">Saul and the Medium of Endor</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>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?” <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><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.">Then Saul</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">swore</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">to her</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">by the LORD:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">“As surely as the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay- (N-ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">lives,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ā·wōn (N-cs) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">punishment</a> <a href="/hebrew/7136.htm" title="7136: yiq·qə·rêḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 2fs) -- A primitive root; to light upon; causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers.">shall come upon you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: bad·dā·ḇār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>“Whom shall I bring up for you?” the woman asked. “Bring up Samuel,” he replied.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Leviticus 19:31</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-13.htm">1 Chronicles 10:13-14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Isaiah 8:19</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">2 Kings 21:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">2 Chronicles 33:6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-9.htm">Acts 8:9-11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">2 Kings 17:17</a></span><br />They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Micah 5:12</a></span><br />I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a></span><br />because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-16.htm">Acts 16:16-18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20-21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Ephesians 5:11</a></span><br />Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD lives, there shall no punishment happen to you for this thing.</p><p class="hdg">sware</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/14-39.htm">1 Samuel 14:39</a></b></br> For, <i>as</i> the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But <i>there was</i> not a man among all the people <i>that</i> answered him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/19-6.htm">1 Samuel 19:6</a></b></br> And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, <i>As</i> the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-5.htm">Genesis 3:5</a></b></br> For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/25-34.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-22.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">Punished</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-33.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-9.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-9.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-22.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-22.htm">Sweareth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-22.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-6.htm">Vowed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/30-21.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-15.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-7.htm">Punished</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-9.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-12.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_samuel/29-6.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-35.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-23.htm">Sweareth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-35.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-7.htm">Vowed</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/28-1.htm">Achish puts confidence in David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">Saul having destroyed the witches</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/28-4.htm">and now in his fear forsaken of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/28-7.htm">has recourse to a witch</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/28-8.htm">who, encouraged by Saul, raises up Samuel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/28-15.htm">Saul hearing his ruin, faints</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/28-21.htm">The woman and his servants refresh him with meat</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Then Saul swore to her by the LORD:</b><br>Saul, the first king of Israel, is in a desperate situation as he seeks guidance from a medium at Endor. This act is significant because it directly contradicts God's law, which forbids consulting mediums (<a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Leviticus 19:31</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a>). Saul's oath by the LORD is ironic, as he invokes the name of God while engaging in an act that God expressly condemns. This reflects Saul's spiritual decline and his failure to adhere to God's commands. The use of an oath indicates the seriousness of his promise, highlighting the gravity of his actions.<p><b>“As surely as the LORD lives,</b><br>This phrase is a common oath formula in the Old Testament, emphasizing the certainty and solemnity of the statement. It is often used to affirm truthfulness or commitment (e.g., <a href="/1_samuel/14-39.htm">1 Samuel 14:39</a>, <a href="/2_samuel/4-9.htm">2 Samuel 4:9</a>). Saul's use of this phrase is particularly poignant because it underscores the contradiction between his words and actions. While he acknowledges the living God, his actions demonstrate a lack of faith and obedience. This highlights the tension between Saul's outward religious expressions and his inner spiritual reality.<p><b>no punishment shall come upon you for this.”</b><br>Saul assures the medium that she will not face consequences for her actions, despite the fact that consulting with the dead was punishable by death under Mosaic Law (<a href="/leviticus/20-27.htm">Leviticus 20:27</a>). This promise reveals Saul's desperation and willingness to compromise God's law for his own purposes. It also reflects the chaotic state of Israel's leadership, as the king himself is willing to overlook divine commandments. This situation foreshadows the eventual downfall of Saul's reign and serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of disobedience and the consequences of turning away from God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, who is seeking guidance from a medium at Endor after God has stopped answering him through prophets or dreams.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_medium_at_endor.htm">The Medium at Endor</a></b><br>A woman who practices necromancy, whom Saul consults in desperation despite having previously banned such practices in Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/endor.htm">Endor</a></b><br>A location in ancient Israel where the medium resided, highlighting Saul's departure from God's commands by seeking forbidden counsel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, whom Saul invokes in his oath, ironically while engaging in an act contrary to God's law.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a></b><br>The deceased prophet whom Saul wishes to consult through the medium, representing Saul's desire for divine guidance despite his disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_desperation.htm">The Danger of Desperation</a></b><br>Saul's actions demonstrate how desperation can lead to compromising one's faith and principles. Believers should be cautious not to let fear drive them away from God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Saul's disobedience to God's laws regarding mediums highlights the importance of adhering to God's Word, even when it seems inconvenient or difficult.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_irony_of_oaths.htm">The Irony of Oaths</a></b><br>Saul swears by the LORD while engaging in an act that defies God's commands, illustrating the futility of invoking God's name without true obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_godly_counsel.htm">Seeking Godly Counsel</a></b><br>This passage serves as a reminder to seek guidance from God and His Word, rather than turning to ungodly sources in times of uncertainty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>Saul's failure to repent and seek God's forgiveness led him further into sin. Believers should be quick to repent and realign with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_10_4_and_2_sam_1_10.htm">How can 1 Chronicles 10's account that Saul died by falling on his own sword (1 Chronicles 10:4) be reconciled with 2 Samuel 1:10, where an Amalekite claims to have killed him?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_chr_10_13_blame_saul's_death.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 10:13 emphasize Saul's death as punishment for consulting a medium, when 1 Samuel 31 attributes his defeat primarily to the Philistine assault?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_david_justify_punishing_killers.htm">2 Samuel 4:8-11 - How can David both punish the men for killing Ishbosheth and still claim God's hand in his rise to power without contradiction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/28-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Saul</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁא֔וּל</span> <span class="translit">(šā·’ūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> </span><span class="str2">Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">swore</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשָּׁ֤בַֽע</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·šā·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seven oneself, swear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to her by the LORD:</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּֽיהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“As surely as the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֕ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lives,</span><br /><span class="heb">חַי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">אִֽם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">punishment</span><br /><span class="heb">עָוֺ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·wōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shall come upon you</span><br /><span class="heb">יִקְּרֵ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(yiq·qə·rêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7136.htm">Strong's 7136: </a> </span><span class="str2">To light upon, to bring about, to impose timbers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּדָּבָ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(bad·dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/28-10.htm">1 Samuel 28:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/28-10.htm">1 Samuel 28:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/28-10.htm">1 Samuel 28:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/28-10.htm">1 Samuel 28:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/28-10.htm">1 Samuel 28:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/28-10.htm">1 Samuel 28:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/28-10.htm">1 Samuel 28:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/28-10.htm">1 Samuel 28:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/28-10.htm">1 Samuel 28:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/28-10.htm">1 Samuel 28:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/28-10.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 28:10 Saul swore to her by Yahweh saying (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/28-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 28:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 28:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/28-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 28:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 28:11" /></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>