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

8So Saul disguised himself, put on other clothes, and went with two other men, and they reached the woman by night. Then he said, “Please conjure up for me a ghost—bring up for me the one I will name to you.” 9“Look, you know what Saul has done,” she said, “how he has cut off the mediums and spiritists from the land. So why then are you setting a trap for my life to get me killed?” Saul vowed to her by Adonai saying, “As Adonai lives, no punishment will come on you for this thing.” 11“Whom will I bring up for you?” the woman asked. “Bring me up Samuel,” he said. 12But when the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud shriek. Then the woman spoke to Saul saying, “Why have you deceived 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 14:39For as Adonai—Israel’s deliverer—lives, even if it was by my son Jonathan, he will surely die.” But not one among all the people answered him.
• 1 Samuel 19:6Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, “As Adonai lives, he will not be put to death.”
• Genesis 3:5For God knows that when you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
• Exodus 20:7“You must not take the Name of Adonai your God in vain, for Adonai will not hold him guiltless that takes His Name in vain.
• Deuteronomy 18:10There must not be found among you anyone who makes his son or daughter pass through the fire, or a fortune-teller, soothsayer, omen reader, or sorcerer,
• 2 Samuel 14:11“Please, let the king remember Adonai your God,” she said, “so that the avenger of blood does not destroy any more, so they won’t destroy my son.” “As Adonai lives,” he said, “not one hair of your son will fall to the ground.”
• Matthew 26:72Again he denied it with an oath: “I don’t know the Man!”
• Mark 6:23He vowed to her, “Whatever you ask of me I’ll give you, up to half of 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

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• David
• Disquiet
• Divination
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• 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