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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 28:17 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
1Sa 28:17	King James	And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David:

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
To him - Better, "for Himself," as in the margin.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

To him - Better, "for Himself," as in the margin.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
To him - To David.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

To him - To David.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
The Lord hath done to him - I believe these words are spoken of Saul; and as they are spoken to him, it seems evident that him should be thee. The Vulgate has tibi, the Septuagint σοι, to Thee: and this is the reading of five of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., as well as of both the Bibles printed at Venice in 1518, where we read לך lecha, to Thee, instead of לו lo, to Him. As he spake by me - Here was no illusion; none but Samuel could say this.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

The Lord hath done to him - I believe these words are spoken of Saul; and as they are spoken to him, it seems evident that him should be thee. The Vulgate has tibi, the Septuagint σοι, to Thee: and this is the reading of five of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., as well as of both the Bibles printed at Venice in 1518, where we read לך lecha, to Thee, instead of לו lo, to Him.

As he spake by me - Here was no illusion; none but Samuel could say this.

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