1 Samuel 28:14 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NKJV

So he said to her, “What is his form?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is covered with a mantle.” And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground and bowed down.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

An old man comes up; and he is covered with a mantle. —The “mantle;” Hebrew, m’il. The garment so named…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And he said unto her, what form [is] he of ?
&c.] Of what stature is he? or rather of what age does he seem to be? a…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

When we go from the plain path of duty, everything draws us further aside, and increases our perplexity and temptation. Saul desires the woman to b…