Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

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Bible References

Samuel

1 Samuel 25:1
And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented over him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
Isaiah 57:1
The righteous perishes, and no man lays it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

Put away

1 Samuel 28:9
And the woman said unto him, Behold, you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off those that are mediums, and the wizards, out of the land: why then lay you a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
Exodus 22:18
You shall not allow a witch to live.
Leviticus 19:31
Regard not mediums, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 20:6
And the soul that turns after mediums, and after wizards, to play the harlot after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
Deuteronomy 18:10
There shall not be found among you any one that makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that uses divination, or sorcery, or interprets omens, or is a witch,
Acts 16:16
And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain maid possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

General references

Exodus 22:18
You shall not allow a witch to live.
Leviticus 19:31
Regard not mediums, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.