1 Samuel 28:6

1 Chronicles 10:14; 1 Samuel 14:37; Deuteronomy 33:8; Exodus 28:20; Ezekiel 20:1-3; Ezekiel 20:3; Genesis 28:12-15; Genesis 46:2-4; James 4:3; Jeremiah 23:28; Job 33:14-16; John 9:31; Lamentations 2:9; Matthew 1:20; Numbers 12:6; Numbers 27:21; Proverbs 1:1; Psalms 74:9

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 28:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

When Saul inquired of the Lord ... - It is said 1 Chronicles 10:14 that one reason why the Lord killed Saul, and gave his kingdom to David, was...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by (c) Urim, nor by prophets. (c) Meaning, the high priest, (...
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....
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

enquired . asked. Hebrew. sha'al, to ask. Not darash, "to seek out". See note on 1 Samuel 28:7 , and 1Ch 10:13, 1 Chronicles 10:14 . the LORD...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. The Lord answered him not - He used t...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. And when Saul inquired of the...
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 with...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dreams ] These are always regarded in the Bible as one method of divine revelation: see Numbers 12:6 . Urim ] see on Exodus 28:30 . The ephod and...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And when Saul enquired of the Lord. — — The question has been asked, How was the enquiry made? for since the massacre at Nob, the high priest, or,...
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 melanch...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Resorting to a Familiar Spirit 1 Samuel 28:1-14 This chapter records the climax to which Saul's sins led, and which sealed his fate. See 1 Chr...
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, a...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilb...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when Saul inquired of the Lord ,.... And this being not done truly and heartily, nor continued in, it was as if he had not inquired, and especia...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. Ver. 6. And when Saul inquired of...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When Saul inquired of the Lord This seems to contradict what is affirmed 1 Chronicles 10:14 , that he did not inquire of the Lord , which is assi...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Philistines Make War on Israel. B. C. 1055....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Saul inquired of the Lord, in his slight and perfunctory way, as 1 Samuel 14:19 , as appears from hence, that when God did not speedily answer h...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Saul Consults A Necromancer And Samuel Appears To Him ( 1 Samuel 28:3-19 ). Having been unable to obtain any response from God, Saul, in desperati...
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: ot...
Scofield Reference Notes

Urim ( See Scofield) - ( Exodus 28:30 ).
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 o...
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...
The Biblical Illustrator

The Lord answered him not. God’s silence I. A frequent experience of those who seek God. It is neither an universal nor invariable one, else pr...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DOWNFALL AND DEATH OF SAUL ( CHS . 28-31.) THE PHILISTINES GATHER TOGETHER FOR WAR . DISTRESS OF SAUL , AND VISIT T...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Consultation with the Witch
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams nor by Urim, that is, the Urim and Thummim of the high priest's epho...

⁶ And when Saul enquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 28:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 28:6