1 Samuel 28:3

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.

Samuel

1 Samuel 25:1

Isaiah 57:1

Put away

General references

Exodus 22:18

Leviticus 19:31

Bible References

Samuel

Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned him. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David left and went down to the desert of Paran.

The godly perish, but no one cares. Honest people disappear, when no one minds that the godly disappear because of evil.

Put away

But the woman said to him, "Look, you are aware of what Saul has done; he has removed the mediums and magicians from the land! Why are you trapping me so you can put me to death?"

"You must not allow a sorceress to live.

Do not turn to the spirits of the dead and do not seek familiar spirits to become unclean by them. I am the Lord your God.

"'The person who turns to the spirits of the dead and familiar spirits to commit prostitution by going after them, I will set my face against that person and cut him off from the midst of his people.

There must never be found among you anyone who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, anyone who practices divination, an omen reader, a soothsayer, a sorcerer,

Now as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit that enabled her to foretell the future by supernatural means. She brought her owners a great profit by fortune-telling.

General references

"You must not allow a sorceress to live.

Do not turn to the spirits of the dead and do not seek familiar spirits to become unclean by them. I am the Lord your God.