1 Samuel 28:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.

Disguised

John 3:19

I pray thee

Deuteronomy 18:11

1 Chronicles 10:13

Isaiah 8:19

Bring me

1 Samuel 28:15

General references

Leviticus 19:31

Bible References

Disguised

And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray you, and disguise yourself, that you be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get you to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, who told me that I should be king over this people.

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put you on your robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.

They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not its ways, nor abide in its paths.

Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? says the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? says the LORD.

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

I pray thee

Or casts spells, or is a medium, or a wizard, or consults the dead.

So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that was a medium, to seek council;

And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that are mediums, and unto wizards that whisper, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? rather than the dead on behalf of the living?

Bring me

And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disturbed me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am much distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me, and answers me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called you, that you may make known unto me what I shall do.

General references

Regard not mediums, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.