1 SAMUEL 28:3 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.”
Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land — the reminder of Samuel's death ('ûšᵉmûʾēl met') frames Saul's desperation: the prophetic voice that had guided him is gone. His prior ban on mediums ('vesaul heʾesîr ʾet-baʿalat ʾôb veʾet-hayyiddeʿonîm') showed a commitment to covenant law, yet his abandonment of this principle will follow.
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