1 Samuel 28:24 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof: ”

1 Samuel 28:24 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded [it], and did bake (l) unleavened bread thereof: (l) Because it required haste.
1 Samuel 28:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:2 is continued by 1 Samuel 29:1 ; the connexion is broken by the insertion of 1 Samuel 28:3-25 . Saul and the Witch of Endor. This section interrupts the connexion; moreover,...
1 Samuel 28:24 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

house . shed.
1 Samuel 28:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it , and did bake unleavened bread thereof: The woman had a fat calf - The ancients used great d...
1 Samuel 28:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof: The woman had a fat calf in the house. The fle...
1 Samuel 28:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Saul and the Witch of Endor 1 Samuel 28:3-25 come from another document and interrupt the connexion, as will be seen if the account is read without them. In order of time their proper position i...
1 Samuel 28:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Unleavened bread. — There was no time to be lost; so she did not wait to leaven the dough, but at once baked it, and set it before the king.
1 Samuel 28:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXXIV. SAUL AT ENDOR. 1 Samuel 28:3-25 . FOR a considerable time Saul had been drifting along like a crippled vessel at sea, a melancholy example of a man forsaken of God. But as his d...
1 Samuel 28:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Listening to His Own Doom 1 Samuel 28:15-25 That there should be an apparition of Samuel occasions no difficulty, for as Moses and Elijah were permitted to speak with our Lord of the “decease”...
1 Samuel 28:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

It is strange how this story has been made to serve in defense of things occult, which, as a matter of fact, it condemns. Let it be carefully read, and it becomes perfectly patent that this woman had...
1 Samuel 28:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(21) And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy w...
1 Samuel 28:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the woman had a fat calf in the house ,.... This was reckoned a very dainty dish in those countries, and fit for any guests, see Genesis 18:7 ; Josephus says l, she vouchsafed to feed and take...
1 Samuel 28:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded [it], and did bake unleavened bread thereof: Ver. 24. And she hasted, and killed it. ] That he...
1 Samuel 28:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The inevitable conflict between Israel and the Philistines arises again, and David finds himself in an unpleasant situation Achish tells him that he and his men must accompany Achish to fight against...
1 Samuel 28:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Saul's Despair. B. C. 1055. 20 Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and...
1 Samuel 28:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Not having time to leaven it.
1 Samuel 28:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Saul's Response To What He Had Heard ( 1 Samuel 28:20-25 ). Once Samuel had gone Saul's response to his words are illuminating. It is clear that he had no thought of repentance or of calling on YH...
1 Samuel 28:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 28:1 . “Know thou assuredly.” Some expositors regard these words of Achish as designed to try David: others think they express the entire confidence whic...
1 Samuel 28:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 28:4 . Shunem, in the tribe of Issachar, not far from mount Hermon. 1 Samuel 28:7 . A woman that hath a familiar spirit: a mistress of OB. See Deuteronomy 18:11 . The LXX read pytho...
1 Samuel 28:24 - The Biblical Illustrator

The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Night preceding battle As the flash of lightning reveals the hidden scenery around, so the reception of momento...
1 Samuel 28:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DOWNFALL AND DEATH OF SAUL ( CHS . 28-31.) THE PHILISTINES GATHER TOGETHER FOR WAR . DISTRESS OF SAUL , AND VISIT TO THE WITCH OF ENDOR ( 1 Samuel 28:1-9 .)...
1 Samuel 28:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Answer Received by Saul
1 Samuel 28:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 18:7 ; Genesis 18:8 ; Luke 15:23
1 Samuel 28:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Unleavened — Not having time to leaven it.

1 Samuel 28:24 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 28:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:24 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 28:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 28:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 28:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 28:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 28:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 28:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 28:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 28:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 28:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 28:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 28:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 28:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 28:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 28:24 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 28:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 28:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 28:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 28:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes