1 Samuel 28:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 28:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 28:9 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spir..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 28:9 — KJV
“And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?”
— 1 Samuel 28:9 (KJV)
1 Samuel 28:9 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 28:9
“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.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 28:9: saul, those, familiar
“Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 28:9: woman, behold, saul
“And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 28:9: cut, off, familiar
“And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 28:9: woman, hath, done
“When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. some...: Heb. matter of nakedness divorcement: Heb. cutting off”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 28:9: hath, cut, off
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