9And 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?
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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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