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1 Samuel 28:16

1 Samuel 28:16
Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Then said Samuel, wherefore then dost thou, ask of me,.... Whom thou knowest to have been a prophet of the Lord, and…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Wherefore then dost thou ask of me - Was ever I wont to give answers that were not dictated by the Lord? It is his…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 28:15-19

We have here the conference between Saul and Satan. Saul came in disguise (Sa1 28:8), but Satan soon discovered him, Sa1…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Wherefore then, &c. As if in such extremity I who am only God's servant could do aught for thee.

is become thine enemy…