1 Samuel 28:9

Easy To Read Version

But the woman said to Saul, “You know what Saul did! He has forced all of the mediums [211] and fortune tellers to leave the land of Israel. You are trying to trap me and kill me.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:13

If I had killed Absalom, the king himself would find out. And you would punish me.”

2 Kings 5:7

When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes {to show he was sad and upset}. The king of Israel said, “Am I God? No! I don’t have the power over life and death. So why did the king of Aram send a man sick with leprosy [42] for me to heal? Think about it, and you will see {that it is a trick}. The king of Aram is trying to start a fight!”

Leviticus 19:31

“Don’t go to mediums [343] or wizards [344] for advice. Don’t go to them; they will only make you unclean. [345] I am the Lord your God!

1 Samuel 28:10

Saul used the Lord’s name to make a promise to the woman. He said, “As surely as the Lord lives, you will not be punished for doing this.”

1 Samuel 28:3

After Samuel died, all the people of Israel showed their sadness. Then they buried Samuel in Ramah, his home town.