CHAPTER EXPLORER
1 Samuel 28
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25 verses in KJV · 162 outgoing cross-reference links
Opening verses of 1 Samuel 28 (KJV)
28:1 And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.
28:2 And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever.
28:3 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.
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Traditional writer attribution: Gad, Nathan, Samuel
Approximate study chronology: c. 1056 BC
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