And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
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Gill's Exposition
And the king said unto her, be not afraid,.... Meaning not of the apparition, but of him; since he had sworn no punishment should come upon her, and he should inviolably observe his oath: for what…
Barnes' Notes
Gods - אלהים 'ĕlohı̂ym is here used in a general sense of a supernatural appearance, either angel or spirit. Hell, or the place of the departed (compare 1Sa 28:19; 2Sa 12:23) is represented as under…
Adam Clarke
I saw gods ascending out of the earth - The word אלהום elohim, which we translate gods, is the word which is used for the Supreme Being throughout the Bible; but all the versions, the Chaldee…
Here, I. Saul seeks for a witch, Sa1 28:7. When God answered him not, if he had humbled himself by repentance and persevered in seeking God, who knows but that at length he might have been entreated…
Cambridge Bible
gods The Heb. word Elôhîmis plural, and when not applied to God Himself is generally to be so rendered. But it is evident from 1Sa 28:28 that only a singlefigure appeared. Elôhîmhere denotes a…