Holy Scripture

1 Samuel 28:8

A church father on this verse
“He therefore changed his appearance, etc. The people of the Jews, having changed their habit in worst either of their earthly kingdom or of faith and works, by which they ought to have been spiritually adorned and loved, came to the hearing of such a Synagogue, which the woman with a familiar spirit signifies, in the…”
Bede, 8th c. — Commentary on Samuel

Source: Septuagint

Original

8And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he goes, and two men with him, and they come to the woman by night; and he said to her, Divine to me, I pray thee, by the divining spirit within thee, and bring up to me him whom I shall name to thee.

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6And Saul inquired of the Lord; and the Lord answered him not by dreams, nor by manifestations, nor by prophets.

7Then Saul said to his servants, Seek for me a woman who has in her a divining spirit, and I will go to her, and inquire of her: and his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman who has in her a divining spirit at En-dor.

— 1 Samuel 28:8 —

9And the woman said to him, Behold now, thou knowest what Saul has done, how he has cut off those who had in them divining spirits, and the wizards from the land, and why dost thou spread a snare for my life to destroy it?

10And Saul swore to her, and said, As the Lord lives, no injury shall come upon thee on this account.

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