1 Samuel 28:9 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

“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?”

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

What Saul has done ... —The law, re-enacted by Saul in earlier days, which made the practice of these dark arts a capital offence,…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And the woman said to him
Not knowing who he was:

behold, you know what Saul has done

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…