14And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 7-14)Here, I. Saul seeks for a witch, 1 Sam. 28:7. When God answered him not , if he had humbled himself by repentance and persevered in seeking God, who knows but that at length he might have been entreated for him? but, since he can discern no comfort either from heaven or earth ( Isa. 8:21 , 22 ), he resolves to knock at the gates of hell, and to see if any there will befriend him and give him advic...
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