John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 28:18
Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord ,.... At Gilgal, as Abarbinel thinks; which is the first thing for which the kingdom was threatened to be taken from him, 1 Samuel 13:13 , nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek : in sparing Agag, and the best of the cattle, 1 Samuel 15:9 , therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto thee this day ; forsaken him, rent his kingdom from him, and would deliver him into the hands of the Philistines, as follows: had he been the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 28:15-19
We have here the conference between Saul and Satan. Saul came in disguise (1 Sam. 28:8), but Satan soon discovered him, 1 Sam. 28:12. Satan comes in disguise, in the disguise of Samuel's mantle, and Saul cannot discover him. Such is the disadvantage we labour under, in wrestling with the rulers of the darkness of this world, that they know us, while we are ignorant of their wiles and devices. I. The spectre, or apparition, personating Samuel, asks why he is sent for (1 Sam. 28:15): Why hast... read more