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1 Samuel 28:12 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" When the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, “Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!” "

1 Samuel 28:12

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10 Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, “As the LORD lives, no punishment will happen to you for this thing.”

11 Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up to you?” He said, “Bring Samuel up for me.”

12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, “Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!”

13 The king said to her, “Don’t be afraid! What do you see?” The woman said to Saul, “I see a god coming up out of the earth.”

14 He said to her, “What does he look like?” She said, “An old man comes up. He is covered with a robe.” Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and showed respect.

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1 Samuel 28:1

"In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Achish said to David, “Know assuredly that you will go out with me in the army, you and your men.”"

1 Samuel 28:2

"David said to Achish, “Therefore you will know what your servant can do.” Achish said to David, “Therefore I will make you my bodyguard forever.”"

1 Samuel 28:3

"Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. Saul had sent away those who had familiar spirits and the wizards out of the land."

1 Samuel 28:4

"The Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa."

1 Samuel 28:5

"When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly."

1 Samuel 28:6

"When Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD didn’t answer him by dreams, by Urim, or by prophets."

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