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1 Samuel 28:21

1 Samuel 28:21
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 words which thou spakest unto me.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the woman came unto Saul,.... Having left him and the apparition in a room by themselves to converse together, and perhaps on hearing him fall to the ground came in:

and saw that he was sore…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Samuel 28:20-25

We are here told how Saul received this terrible message from the ghost he consulted. He desired to be told what he should do (Sa1 28:15), but was only told what he had not done and what should be…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

I have put my life in my hand By doing that which rendered her liable to the punishment of death. Cp. 1Sa 19:5.

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