Passage Research
1 Samuel 28 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for 1 Samuel 28, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 25
- verses
- 431 / 146
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
1 Samuel 28 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שָׁאוּל | Shâʼûwl | H7586 | 17 | Shaul |
| אִשָּׁה | ʼishshâh | H802 | 11 | woman |
| שְׁמוּאֵל | Shᵉmûwʼêl | H8050 | 7 | Shemuël |
| אוֹב | ʼôwb | H178 | 5 | mumble, skin |
| פְּלִשְׁתִּי | Pᵉlishtîy | H6430 | 6 | Pelishtite |
| עָלָה | ʻâlâh | H5927 | 6 | ascend, high |
| יָדַע | yâdaʻ | H3045 | 6 | know, seeing |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on 1 Samuel 28, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“When we go from the plain path of duty, every thing draws us further aside, and increases our perplexity and temptation. Saul desires the woman to bring one from the dead, with whom he wished to speak; this was expressly forbidden, De 18:11. All real or pretended witchcraft or conjuration, is a malicious or an ignorant attempt to gain knowledge or help from some creature, when it cannot be had from the Lord in the path of duty. While Samuel was living, we never read of Saul's going to advise with him in any difficulties; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 1 Samuel 28:7–19 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Amalek — 1 Sam 28:18
- Ramah 4 — 1 Sam 28:3
- Mount Gilboa — 1 Sam 28:4
- Shunem — 1 Sam 28:4
- En-dor — 1 Sam 28:7
Need the complete sermon prep report on this passage?
Greek exegesis, historical background, current scholarship, sermon outlines, illustrations — a complete PDF report on 1 Samuel 28, delivered in 45 minutes.