...this (Samuel) slept, and he made known to the King (Saul) and showed him the end of his life, and he lifted up his voice from the earth in prophecy to blot out the wickedness of the nation.' Other commentators declare that the Spirit here recalled is ' not the Spirit...

...and character he subjoins, " And after his death he prophesied, and showed the king his end, and lift up his voice from the earth in prophecy, to blot out the wickedness of the people," Eccl'us. xlvi. 20. In like manner Josephus, (Antiq. 1. vi. c. 15,) a contemporary...