Saul acknowledgeth his fault.

2 S.10.3, Slander (2).

I SAMUEL, 25

9 And Da'vid said to Saul, my name out of my father's
Wherefore hearest thou men's house.

Nabal's churlishness.

words, saying, Behold, Da'vid 22 And Da'vid sware unto Ge.26.31, Oaths (3).
seeketh thy hurt?
Saul. And Saul went home;

10 Behold, this day thine eyes but Da'vid and his men gat
have seen how that the LORD them up unto the hold.
had delivered thee to day into
mine hand in the cave: and
some bade me kill thee: but

CHAPTER 25

Samuel dies. 4 David's message to B.C.1060 (?)
Nabal, 10 whose churlish answer
provokes him. 14 Abigail pacifies

him. 36 Nabal's death.

See Forbearance (2) Co.13.7. mine eye spared thee; and I
[1 Co.13.7. said, I will not put forth mine
hand against my lord; for he 28 the Iş'ra-el-ites were gath- Nu.23.10, Death of

p.p.2 K.5.13.

See Innocence, Ps. 19.13. p.p.ch.26.20.

the LORD'S anointed.

ND Săm'u-el died; and all ch.1.20, Samuel, ch.28.3.

Jos.18.25, Ramah.

[ch.31.13.

[Righteous. 11 Moreover, my father, see, ered together, and lamented Ge.50.10, Lamentations. yea, see the skirt of thy robe in him, and buried him in his Ge.47.30, Burying-places, my hand: for in that I cut off house at Ra'mah. And Da'vid the skirt of thy robe, and killed arose, and went down to the thee not, know thou and see wilderness of Pa'ran. that there is neither evil nor 2 And there was a man in p.p.ch.23.24. transgression in mine hand, and Mã'on, whose possessions were

I have not sinned against thee; in Cär'mel; and the man was yet thou huntest my soul to very great, and he had three Jb.12.6, Prosperity (1). take it. thousand sheep, and a thousand Ge.4.4, Sheep. Ge.18.25, God a Judge. 12 The LORD judge between goats: and he was shearing Ge.15.9, Goats. me and thee, and the LORD his sheep in Cär'mel. p.p.Ge.38.13; 2 S.13.23. De.32.35,Divine Vengeance. avenge me of thee: but mine 3 Now the name of the man hand shall not be upon thee. was Na'bal; and the name of

p.p.Mt.7.16.

Ge.18.27, Self-abasement.
See Humility (3), ch.9.21.

p.p.v.12.

p.p.Ps.35.1; 43.1.

Ge.6.5, Divine Vision.

ch.17.37, Divine Deliverer.

p.p.ch.26.17. p.p.Ro.12.20.

2 S.24.10, Condemnation (2).
Nu.22.34, Confession of
[Sin (3).
Ge.45.15, Good for Evil,
[ch.26.11.

p.p.ch.26.23.

x.23.4, Enemies.

p.p.ch.23.17.

p.p.ch.13.14.

p.p.ch.20.15.

13 As saith the proverb of the his wife Abi-gail: and she was Abigail, ch.27.3.
ancients, Wickedness proceed- a woman of good understand- Pr.11.16, Wise Women.
eth from the wicked: but mine ing, and of a beautiful counte-Ge.12.11,Beauty (1),2 S.11.2.
hand shall not be upon thee. nance: but the man was churl- De.13.13, Base Fellows.
14 After whom is the king of ish and evil in his doings; and

Iş'ra-el come out? after whom he was of the house of Caleb. Nu.13.6, Caleb.
dost thou pursue? after a dead 4 And Da'vid heard in the
dog, after a flea.

wilderness that Na'bal did shear
15 The LORD therefore be his sheep.
judge, and judge between me 5 And Da'vid sent out ten
and thee, and see, and plead young men, and Da'vid said
my cause, and deliver me out unto the young men, Get you
of thine hand.
up to Cär'mel, and go to Nabal,

16 ¶And it came to pass, when and greet him in my name:
Da'vid had made an end of 6 And thus shall ye say to him

speaking these words unto Saul, that liveth in prosperity, Peace Ge.43.29, Salutations (1).
that Saul said, Is this thy voice, be both to thee, and peace be to

[Mt.28.9.

my son Da'vid? And Saul lifted thine house, and peace be unto Ge.43.23, Peace Invoked,
up his voice, and wept.
all that thou hast.
[1 Chr.12.18.
17 And he said to Da'vid, Thou 7 And now I have heard that
art more righteous than I: for thou hast shearers: now thy
thou hast rewarded me good, shepherds which were with us,
whereas I have rewarded thee we hurt them not, neither was
evil.

there ought missing unto them, Nu.16.15, Integrity (2).
18 And thou hast shewed this all the while they were in Cär'-
day how that thou hast dealt mel.

well with me: forasmuch as 8 Ask thy young men, and
when the LORD had delivered they will shew thee. Where-
me into thine hand, thou kill-fore let the young men find
edst me not.
favour in thine eyes: for we
19 For if a man find his enemy, come in a good day: give, I p.p.Ne.8.10.
will he let him go well away? pray thee, whatsoever cometh
wherefore the LORD reward to thine hand unto thy serv-
thee good for that thou hast ants, and to thy son Da'vid.
done unto me this day.
9 And when Da'vid's young
20 And now, behold, I know men came, they spake to Na'bal
well that thou shalt surely be according to all those words in
king, and that the kingdom of the name of Da'vid, and ceased.
Is'ra-el shall be established in 10 And Na'bal answered Da- ch.17.28, Contempt.
thine hand.
vid's servants, and said, Who is Ge.40.23, Ingratitude (2).
[Lu.9.53.

21 Swear now therefore unto Da'vid? and who is the son of Nu.20.18, Inhospitality,
me by the LORD, that thou wilt Jes'se? there be many servants
not cut off my seed after me, now a days that break away
and that thou wilt not destroy every man from his master.

De.8.5, Consider.

De.13.13, Base Fellows,

[ch.30.22.

Ge.41.39, Discretion.
See Wise Women, Pr.11.16.
Ex.35.25, Women's Work,

[Ac.9.36. Ge.21.14, Bottles, 2 S.16.1. Ge.14.18, Wine (2).

I SAMUEL, 25

11 Shall I then take my bread, Dā ́vid, she hasted, and lighted
and my water, and my flesh off the ass, and fell before Da'-
that I have killed for my shear- vid on her face, and bowed her-
ers, and give it unto men, whom self to the ground,

David is pacified.

Ge.37.7, Obeisance.

[Je.38.9.

I know not whence they be? 24 And fell at his feet, and said,
12 So Da'vid's young men Upon me, my lord, upon me let Ge.37.21, Intercession (2),
turned their way, and went this iniquity be: and let thine
again, and came and told him handmaid, I pray thee, speak in
all those sayings.
thine audience, and hear the
13 And Da'vid said unto his words of thine handmaid.
men, Gird ye on every man his 25 Let not my lord, I pray
sword. And they girded on thee, regard this man of Beli-

every man his sword; and Da'- al, even Nā'bal: for as his name De.13.13, Base Fellows.
vid also girded on his sword: is, so is he; Nã ́bal is his name, That is, Fool.

and there went up after Da'vid and folly is with him: but I Ps.49.13, Folly,
about four hundred men; and thine handmaid saw not the
two hundred abode by the stuff. young men of my lord, whom
14 ¶But one of the young men thou didst send.

told Abi-gail, Na'bal's wife, say- 26 Now therefore, my lord, as
ing, Behold, Da'vid sent mes- the LORD liveth, and as thy
sengers out of the wilderness soul liveth, seeing the LORD

to salute our master; and he hath withholden thee from v.39, Divine Restraints.
railed on them.
coming to shed blood, and from

15 But the men were very avenging thyself with thine

good unto us, and we were not own hand, now let thine ene- p.p.2 S.18.32.
hurt, neither missed we any mies, and they that seek evil to
thing, as long as we were con- my lord, be as Na'bal.

versant with them, when we 27 And now this blessing
were in the fields:
which thine handmaid hath

16 They were a wall unto us brought unto my lord, let it

both by night and day, all the even be given unto the young Ge.24.53, Presents, ch.30.26.
while we were with them keep- men that follow my lord.
ing the sheep.

28 I pray thee, forgive the

17 Now therefore know and trespass of thine handmaid: for
consider what thou wilt do; for the LORD will certainly make

evil is determined against our my lord a sure house; because 2 Chr.20.20, Established.
master, and against all his my lord fighteth the battles of

household: for he is such a the LORD, and evil hath not p.p.ch.18.17.

son of Beli-al, that a man can- been found in thee all thy days. Nu.16.15, Integrity (2).
not speak to him.
29 Yet a man is risen to pur-

18 Then Ab'i-gail made haste, sue thee, and to seek thy soul: SeeSoul's Enemies, Ps.71.10.
and took two hundred loaves, but the soul of my lord shall

and two bottles of wine, and be bound in the bundle of life p.p.Ps.66.9.
five sheep ready dressed, and with the LORD thy God; and Jb.11.18, Security.
five measures of parched corn, the souls of thine enemies,

Ge.18.8, Food (3), ch.30.12. and an hundred clusters of rai- them shall he sling out, as out p.p.Je.10.18.

Raisins, ch.30.12.

Nu.13.23, Figs, 2 K.20.7.
p.p.Ge.32.16.
Jb.2.13, Silence (1).

Ge.40.23, Ingratitude (2),
[2 Chr.24.22.
Ps.35.12, Evil for Good.

Jud.8.7, Retaliation (2).

sins, and two hundred cakes of of the middle of a sling.
figs, and laid them on asses. 30 And it shall come to pass,
19 And she said unto her serv- when the LORD shall have done
ants, Go on before me; behold, to my lord according to all the

ch.17.40, Slings, Pr.26.8.

I come after you. But she told good that he hath spoken con- p.p.ch.13.14.
not her husband Na'bal.

cerning thee, and shall have ap- 1 K.8.56, God's Word Sure.
20 And it was so, as she rode pointed thee ruler over İş'ra-el; Ge.45.8, God Exalts.
on the ass, that she came down 31 That this shall be no grief
by the covert of the hill, and, unto thee, nor offence of heart
behold, Da'vid and his men unto my lord, either that thou
came down against her; and hast shed blood causeless, or
she met them.
that my lord hath avenged him-

21 Now Da'vid had said, Sure- self: but when the LORD shall
ly in vain have I kept all that have dealt well with my lord,
this fellow hath in the wilder- then remember thine handmaid.
ness, so that nothing was missed 32 And Da'vid said to Abi-
of all that pertained unto him: gail, Blessed be the LORD God 1 Chr.29.11, Glorifying God.
and he hath requited me evil of Iş'ra-el, which sent thee this Nu.16.28, God's Messengers.
for good.
day to meet me:

22 So and more also do God 33 And blessed be thy advice, Ex.18.19, Wise Counsel.
unto the enemies of Da'vid, if I and blessed be thou, which hast
leave of all that pertain to him kept me this day from coming
by the morning light any that to shed blood, and from aveng-
ing myself with mine own hand.
saw 34 For in very deed, as the

R.V. so much as one man pisseth against the wall.
23 And when Ab'i-gail

child.

David marrieth Abigail.

p.p.v.26.

Ge.43.23, Peace Invoked.

p.p.Ge.19.21.

1 K.8.65, Feasts.

Ex.32.6, Revelry, ch.30.16.

Ge.9.21, Drunkenness (2),
[2 S.11.13.
Pr.12.23, Prudence.

See Terror, Le.26.36.

Smitten of God, 2 S.6.7.
Ps.37.36, Death of the

[Wicked.

I SAMUEL, 26

He spareth Saul's life. ND the Ziph ́ites came unto ch.9.2, Saul, ch.27.1.

LORD God of Is'ra-el liveth, Saul to Gib'e-ah, saying, Jud.19.12, Gibeah.

which hath kept me back from

hurting thee, except thou hadst Doth not Da'vid hide himself in p.p.ch.23.19.
hasted and come to meet me, the hill of Hăch'i-lah, which is
surely there had not been left before Jěsh ́i-mon?

unto Na'bal by the morning 2 Then Saul arose, and went
light any that pisseth against down to the wilderness of Ziph,
the wall.

having three thousand chosen p.p.ch.13.2.

35 So Da'vid received of her men of Iş'ra-el with him, to seek
hand that which she had Da'vid in the wilderness of Ziph.
brought him, and said unto her, 3 And Saul pitched in the hill
Go up in peace to thine house; of Hach'i-lah, which is before
see, I have hearkened to thy Jěsh'i-mon, by the way. But
voice, and have accepted thy Da'vid abode in the wilderness,
person.
and he saw that Saul came after

36 ¶And Abi-gail came to Na'-him into the wilderness.
bal; and, behold, he held a feast 4 Da'vid therefore sent out

in his house, like the feast of a spies, and understood that Saul Ge.42.9, Spies.
king; and Na'bal's heart was was come in very deed.

merry within him, for he was 5 ¶And Da'vid arose, and came
very drunken: wherefore she to the place where Saul had
told him nothing, less or more, pitched and Da'vid beheld the
until the morning light. place where Saul lay, and Ab'-

37 But it came to pass in the ner the son of Ner, the captain ch.14.51, Abner.
morning, when the wine was of his host: and Saul lay in the Ps.73.18, Insecurity.
gone out of Na'bal, and his wife trench, and the people pitched ch.17.20, Trenches, 2 S.20.15.
had told him these things, that round about him.

his heart died within him, and 6 Then answered Da'vid and

38 And it came to pass about and to A-bish ́a-i the son of Zĕr- Abishai, 2 S.2.18.
ten days after, that the LORD u-i'ah, brother to Jo'ab, saying, p.p.1 Chr.2.16.
smote Na'bal, that he died. Who will go down with me to p.p.Jud.7.10.
39 And when Da'vid heard Saul to the camp? And A-bish'-
that Nabal was dead, he said, a-i said, I will go down with
Blessed be the LORD, that hath thee.

pleaded the cause of my re- 7 So Da'vid and A-bish ́a-i came proach from the hand of Na'bal, to the people by night: and, Divine Restraints, 1 Chr.4.10. and hath kept his servant from behold, Saul lay sleeping within

evil: for the LORD hath return- the trench, and his spear stuck
ed the wickedness of Na ́bal up- in the ground at his bolster:

on his own head. And Da'vid but Ab'ner and the people lay ch.14.51, Abner, 2 S.2.14.
sent and communed with Ab'i- round about him.

gail, to take her to him to wife. 8 Then said A-bish ́a-i to Da'-
40 And when the servants of vid, God hath delivered thine
Da'vid were come to Ab'i-gail enemy into thine hand this
to Cär'mel, they spake unto her, day: now therefore let me smite
saying, Da'vid sent us unto thee, him, I pray thee, with the spear
to take thee to him to wife. even to the earth at once, and
41 And she arose, and bowed I will not smite him the second
herself on her face to the earth, time.

and said, Behold, let thine hand- 9 And Da'vid said to A-bish ́a-i,
maid be a servant to wash the Destroy him not: for who can ch.11.13, Mercifulness,
feet of the servants of my lord. stretch forth his hand against
[2 S.19.22.

42 And Ab'i-gail hasted, and the LORD's anointed, and be p.p.ch.24.6; 2 S.1.14.
arose, and rode upon an ass, guiltless?

with five damsels of her's that 10 Da'vid said furthermore,
went after her; and she went As the LORD liveth, the LORD

after the messengers of Da'vid, shall smite him; or his day p.p.ch.25.26.
and became his wife.

shall come to die; or he shall 2 S.14.14, Death Universal.
descend into battle, and perish. p.p.ch.31.6.

43 Da'vid also took A-hin'o-ăm
of Jez're-el; and they were also 11 The LORD forbid that I Ge.45.15, Good for Evil,
both of them his wives.
should stretch forth mine hand

[2 K.6.22.

44 But Saul had given Michal against the LORD's anointed: See Forbearance (2),
his daughter, Da'vid's wife, to but, I pray thee, take thou now
[1 Co.13.7.
Phăl'ti the son of La'ish, which the spear that is at his bolster, Jos.8.18, Spears.
was of Gallim.
and the cruse of water, and let Cruses, 1 K.14.3.
us go.

CHAPTER 26

12 So Da'vid took the spear

Saul comes to the hill of Hachilah and the cruse of water from
against David. 5 David stays

Abishai from killing Saul, but Saul's bolster; and they gat
them away, and no man saw it,

takes his spear and cruse.

nor knew it, neither awaked: faithfulness: for the LORD deGe.15.12, Sleep (5), 1 K.19.5. for they were all asleep; be-livered thee into my hand to p.p.Ge.2.21.

ch.14.51, Abner.

Jud.5.23, Neglect of Duty.

p.p.ch.24.16.

p.p.ch.24.9.

p.p.Ps.7.3.

p.p.2 S.16.11.

p.p.Ge.8.21.

2 K.1.10, Imprecations.

1 K.19.2, Persecution (1). p.p.Ex.15.17; De.4.20.

Ge.18.27, Self-abasement.

Nu.22.34, Confession of

See Fools, Ps.53.1.

Jos.8.18, Spears.

David at Gath.

cause a deep sleep from the day, but I would not stretch Ge.45.15, Good for Evil. LORD was fallen upon them. forth mine hand against the

13 ¶Then Da'vid went over to LORD'S anointed.

the other side, and stood on the 24 And, behold, as thy life
top of an hill afar off; a great was much set by this day in
space being between them: mine eyes, so let my life be See Divine Protection,
14 And David cried to the much set by in the eyes of the
people, and to Ab'ner the son LORD, and let, him deliver me 2 K.18.5, Trust (3).
of Ner, saying, Answerest thou out of all tribulation.
ch.17.37, Divine Deliverer.

[2 Chr.16.9.

not, Ab'ner? Then Ab'ner an- 25 Then Saul said to Da'vid,
swered and said, Who art thou Blessed be thou, my son Da'- Ge.27.27, Blessings (5).
that criest to the king?
vid: thou shalt both do great

15 And Da'vid said to Ab ́ner, things, and also shalt still pre-
Art not thou a valiant man? vail. So Da'vid went on his p.p.Ge.32.28; Is.54.17.
and who is like to thee in Iş'- way, and Saul returned to his
ra-el? wherefore then hast thou place.
not kept thy lord the king? for

CHAPTER 27

p.p.ch.24.22.

there came one of the people in Saul, hearing that David was fled to B.C.1058(?)

to destroy the king thy lord.

16 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD to

Gath, seeks no more for him. 5

David begs Ziklag of Achish.

ND Da'vid said in his heart, Nu.11.15, Despondency.

because ye have not kept your by the hand of Saul: there is p.p.Ps.146.3.
master, the LORD'S anointed. nothing better for me than that p.p.Is.30.2.
And now see where the king's I should speedily escape into
spear is, and the cruse of water the land of the Phi-lis'tineş; Ge.21.32, Philistines.
that was at his bolster.
and Saul shall despair of me, to ch.9.2, Saul, ch.28.5.
17 And Saul knew Da'vid's seek me any more in any coast
voice, and said, Is this thy of Is'ra-el: so shall I escape out
voice, my son Da'vid? And of his hand.
Da'vid said, It is my voice, my 2 And Da'vid arose, and he
lord, O king.
passed over with the six hun-

ch.5.8, Gath, 2 S.1.20.

18 And he said, Wherefore dred men that were with him p.p.ch.25.13.
doth my lord thus pursue after unto A'chish, the son of Mã'och,
his servant? for what have I king of Găth.
done? or what evil is in mine 3 And Da'vid dwelt with p.p.ch.21.10; 1 K.2.39.
hand?
A'chish at Găth, he and his
19 Now therefore, I pray thee, men, every man with his

let my lord the king hear the household, even Da'vid with p.p.ch.30.3.
words of his servant. If the his two wives, A-hin ́o-am the Ge.4.19, Polygamy.
LORD have stirred thee up Jez're-el-it-ess, and Ab ́i-gail the ch.25.3, Abigail, ch.30.5.
against me, let him accept an Cär'mel-it-ess, Na'bal's wife.
offering: but if they be the 4 And it was told Saul that
children of men, cursed be they Da'vid was fled to Găth: and he
before the LORD; for they have sought no more again for him.
driven me out this day from 5 ¶ And Da'vid said unto
abiding in the inheritance of A'chish, If I have now found
the LORD, saying, Go, serve grace in thine eyes, let them
other gods.
give me a place in some town
20 Now therefore, let not my in the country, that I may
blood fall to the earth before dwell there: for why should
the face of the LORD: for the thy servant dwell in the royal
king of Is'ra-el is come out to city with thee?

seek a flea, as when one doth 6 Then A'chish gave him Zik'

hunt a partridge in the moun- lag that day: wherefore Zik'- Jos.15.31, Ziklag, ch.30.1.
tains.
lag pertaineth unto the kings
21 Then said Saul, I have of Ju'dah unto this day.

[Sin (3). sinned: return, my son David: 7 And the time that Da'vid
for I will no more do thee harm, dwelt in the country of the
because my soul was precious Phi-lis'tines was a full year and p.p.ch.29.3.
in thine eyes this day : behold, I four months.

Ru.2.12, Recompense (2).

went up, and invaded the Gesh'- De.3.14, Geshur, 2 S.3.3. 22 And Da'vid answered and u-rites, and the Gěz'rites, and said, Behold the king's spear! the Am'a-lěk-ites: for those na-p.p.ch.15.7. and let one of the young men tions were of old the inhabitcome over and fetch it.

ants of the land, as thou goest

23 The LORD render to every to Shûr, even unto the land of
man his righteousness and his Egypt.

09

Saul consults

Nu.31.7, Extermination.
Ge.34.28, Spoil.
Ge.12.16, Camels.

Ge.12.13, Deception.

Nu.31.7, Extermination.

9 And Da'vid smote the land, go to her, and enquire of her.
and left neither man nor wom- And his servants said to him,
an alive, and took away the Behold, there is a woman that
sheep, and the oxen, and the hath a familiar spirit at En'-dôr. Jos.17.11, En-dor, Ps.83.19
asses, and the camels, and the 8 And Saul disguised himself, Ge.38.14, Disguises, 1 K.142
apparel, and returned, and came and put on other raiment, and
to A'chish.

he went, and two men with him,

10 And A'chish said, Whither and they came to the woman by See Humiliation (2), have ye made a road to day? night: and he said, I pray thee, Ex.32.31. And Da'vid said, Against the divine unto me by the familiar D.p.De.18.11; 1Chr.10.13; [Is.8.19. south of Ju'dah, and against the spirit, and bring me him up, south of the Jê-räh ́me-el-ites, whom I shall name unto thee. and against the south of the 9 And the woman said unto Kěn'ites. him, Behold, thou knowest what 11 And Da'vid saved neither Saul hath done, how he hath man nor woman alive, to bring cut off those that have familiar tidings to Gath, saying, Lest spirits, and the wizards, out of they should tell on us, saying, the land: wherefore then laySo did Da'vid, and so will be his est thou a snare for my life, to manner all the while he dwell- cause me to die? lations (2). eth in the country of the Phi-10 And Saul sware to her by lis'tineş. the LORD, saying, As the LORD 12 And A'chish believed Da'-liveth, there shall no punishvid, saying, He hath made his ment happen to thee for this people Iş'ra-el utterly to abhor thing. him; therefore he shall be my 11 Then said the woman, servant for ever. Whom shall I bring up unto De.18.11, Necromancy, thee? And he said, Bring me

Nu.33.55, Evil Associ

B.C.1056 (?)

Ge.21.32, Philistines.

ch.1.20, Samuel, v.11.
See Lamentations, ch.25.1.
Jos.18.25, Ramah.

Ex.22.18, Witchcraft.

Ge.21.32, Philistines.

CHAPTER 28

[Is.8.19. ch.1.20, Samuel, 1 Chr.9.22.

Achish's confidence in David. 7 Saul up Săm'u-el.
seeks to a witch, who, being en-
12 And when the woman saw
couraged by him, raises up Sam- Săm'u-el, she cried with a loud
15 Saul, hearing his ruin,
faints: 21 he is refreshed with voice: and the woman spake to
Saul, saying, Why hast thou de- Ge.3.4, Deception (2).
ND it came to pass in those ceived me? for thou art Saul.

uel.

meat.

gathered their armies together Be not afraid: for what sawest
for warfare, to fight with Iş ́ra-el. thou? And the woman said
And A'chish said unto Da'vid, unto Saul, I saw gods ascending
Know thou assuredly, that thou out of the earth.
shalt go out with me to battle, 14 And he said unto her, What
thou and thy men.
form is he of? And she said,

2 And Da'vid said to A'chish, An old man cometh up; and he
Surely thou shalt know what is covered with a mantle. And

thy servant can do. And Saul perceived that it was p.p.ch.15.27.

A'chish said to Da'vid, There- Săm'u-el, and he stooped with Ge.37.7, Obeisance.
fore will I make thee keeper of his face to the ground, and
mine head for ever.

3 ¶ Now Săm'u-el was dead, 15 And Săm'u-el said to Saul,
and all Iş'ra-el had lamented Why hast thou disquieted me, Ps.141.5, Reproof (2).
him, and buried him in Ra'mah, to bring me up? And Saul

even in his own city. And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; De.28.67, Sin's Misery,
had put away those that had for the Phi-lis'tineş make war
[Jb.15.20.
familiar spirits, and the wizards, against me, and God is departed Jud.16.20, Wicked Forsaken.
out of the land.
from me, and answereth me no De.1.45, Prayers Unan-
4 And the Phi-lis'tineş gath- more, neither by prophets, nor
ered themselves together, and by dreams: therefore I have

Jos.19.18, Shunem, 2 K.4.8. came and pitched in Shu'nem: called thee, that thou mayest
and Saul gathered all Isra-el make known unto me what I
together, and they pitched in shall do.

it. Gilboa, ch.31.1.

ch.9.2, Saul, ch.31.4.
Jud.7.12, Worldly Host,

[1 K.20.27.
Le.26.37, Powerlessness.
Ge.25.22,Inquiring ofGod."
De.1.45, Prayers Unan-
[swered, Ps.66.18.
Ex.28.30, Urim and Thum-
[mim, ch.30.7.
Jud.16.20,Wicked Forsa-

[ken, 2 Chr.30.7.)
De.28.20, Forsaking God (2).
Ex.22.18, Witcher'ft,2 K.9.22.

Gil-bo'a.

16 Then said Săm'u-el, Where

[swered.

5 And when Saul saw the host fore then dost thou ask of me, Ps.118.9, Trust in Man.
of the Phi-lis'tineş, he was seeing the LORD is departed
afraid, and his heart greatly from thee, and is become thine
trembled.

6 And when Saul enquired of 17 And the LORD hath done to
the LORD, the LORD answered him, as he spake by me: for the 1 K.8.56, God's Word Sure.
him not, neither by dreams, nor LORD hath rent the kingdom out
by U'rim, nor by prophets. of thine hand, and given it to
7 Then said Saul unto his thy neighbour, even to Da'vid:
servants, Seek me a woman that 18 Because thou obeyedst not De.11.28, Disobedience (1),
hath a familiar spirit, that I may the voice of the LORD, nor exe-
[1 K.13.21.