Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 28:22
22. Let me set a morsel of bread before thee Even the witch neglects not the customs of eastern hospitality. read more
1 Samuel 28:1-25 Asv
Daniel Whedon
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 28:23
23. I will not eat Extreme mental anguish takes away all appetite. Compelled him Constrained him by urgent importunity. Sat upon the bed The couch or divan beside the table, on which guests are wont to recline at meals. read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 28:24
24. A fat calf in the house At this day cattle are kept stalled in the caves of Endor. Dr. Thomson saw little calves at the mouths of these caves, where they were kept while their mothers were at pasture. She hasted, and killed it “With the Bedouin it is nearly universal to cook the meat immediately after it is butchered, and to bake fresh bread for every meal.… A sheep or a calf will be brought and killed before you, thrust instanter into the great caldron, which stands ready on the... read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 28:25
25. Went away that night And returned to his camp on the heights of Gilboa. Some have questioned whether Saul could have travelled from the top of Gilboa to Endor and back in one night, besides holding the interview with the witch. Supposing him to have taken the route indicated in the note on 1 Samuel 28:7, it can be shown to have been by no means impossible. In May, 1852, Dr. Robinson travelled from the Wady Jalud, at the eastern base of Gilboa, to within a mile of Endor, in two hours... read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 28:21
21. The woman came unto Saul During the interview she had been standing at a distance from him, not out of sight, or in an adjoining room, as some have supposed, but a little removed from the king’s presence, so as to be less liable to detection in her arts. Saw that he was sore troubled Saw how completely her oracles had overwhelmed him with terror and excitement. read more