1 Samuel 28:10

1 Samuel 28:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Saul sware to her by the Lord, saying, As the Lord liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
• New International Version (NIV)Saul swore to her by the Lord, “As surely as the Lord lives, you will not be punished for this.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Saul swore to her by the Lord, "As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying, “As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.”

Context of 1 Samuel 28:10

8Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes and set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I tell you.” 9But the woman said to him, “You surely know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and spiritists from the land. Why are you setting a trap for me to get me killed?” Then Saul swore to her by the Lord: “As surely as the Lord lives, no punishment will come to you from this.” 11“Who is it that you want me to bring up for you?” the woman asked. “Bring up Samuel for me,” he answered. 12When the woman saw Samuel, she screamed, and then she asked Saul, “Why did you deceive me? You are Saul!”

1 Samuel 28:10 word by word

וַיִּשָּׁ֤בַֽע לָהּ֙ שָׁא֔וּל בַּֽיהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר חַי־יְהוָ֕ה אִֽם־יִקְּרֵ֥ךְ עָוֹ֖ן בַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• swareשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• to her by the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• livethחַיchay · aliveH2416
• there shallאִם'im · if: surely noH518
• no punishmentעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: punishmentH5771
• happenקָרָהqârâh · to meetH7136
• to thee for this thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 28:10

• 1 Samuel 14:39As surely as the Lord lives who saves Israel, even if it is because of my son Jonathan, he must die!” Not one of the troops answered him.
• 1 Samuel 19:6Saul listened to Jonathan’s advice and swore an oath: “As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be killed.”
• Genesis 3:5“In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
• Exodus 20:7Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses his name.
• Deuteronomy 18:10No one among you is to sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire, practice divination, tell fortunes, interpret omens, practice sorcery,
• 2 Samuel 14:11She replied, “Please, may the king invoke the Lord your God, so that the avenger of blood will not increase the loss, and they will not eliminate my son!” “As the Lord lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son will fall to the ground.”
• Matthew 26:72And again he denied it with an oath: “I don’t know the man!”
• Mark 6:23He promised her with an oath: “Whatever you ask me I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28:10

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-19Verses 7-19 When we go from the plain path of duty, every thing draws us further aside, and increases our perplexity and temptation. Saul desires the woman to bring one from the dead, with whom he wished to speak; this was expressly forbidden, De 18:11. All real or pretended witchcraft or conjuration, is a malicious or an ignorant attempt to gain knowledge or help from some creature, when it cannot be had from the Lord in the path of duty. While Samuel…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-14Saul consulted the dead, a practice forbidden by God’s law (see Leviticus 20:27; Deuteronomy 18:9–11).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 28:10

• En-Dor
• Familiar Spirits
• Miracles
• Necromancy
• Oath
• Samuel
• Saul
• Sorcery
• Witchcraft

In the dictionaries

• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Along
• David
• Disquiet
• Divination
• Magic
• Warfare
• Witchcraft
• Astrology

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings