Samuel had warned Saul that his rebellion was like the sin of divination (1 Sam. 15:23). Here Saul practiced divination, which involves contact with evil spirits and is worse than idol worship.
cf. Exo. 28:30; Num. 27:21; Deut. 33:8
Samuel had warned Saul that his rebellion was like the sin of divination (1 Sam. 15:23). Here Saul practiced divination, which involves contact with evil spirits and is worse than idol worship.
Or, a god; Heb. elohim.
cf. 1 Sam. 31:8
On Saul’s tragic end (1 Sam. 31:1-5), see note 1 Sam. 31:61.