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1 Samuel 28:16

Samuel
Judgment

14 “What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.

15 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”

“Why do you consult me,” asked Samuel, “since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy?

17 He has done exactly what He spoke through me: The LORD has torn the kingship out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David.

18 Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Why do you consult me,” asked Samuel, “since the LORD has turned away from you and become your enemy?
KJV
Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?
WEB
Samuel said, “Why then do you ask me, since the LORD has departed from you and has become your adversary?
ASV
And Samuel said, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing Jehovah is departed from thee, and is become thine adversary?
DARBY
And Samuel said, Why then dost thou inquire of me, seeing Jehovah is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?
BLB
And Samuel said, “And why do you ask me, since YHWH has turned aside from you and has become your enemy?
ÅB
Da sa Samuel: Hvorfor spør du da meg, når Herren er veket fra deg og er blitt din fiende?
OTB
Samuel sa: "Hvorfor spør du meg da, siden Herren har forlatt deg og nå er imot deg?
B1930
Da sa Samuel: Hvorfor spør du da mig, når Herren er veket fra dig og er blitt din fiende?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Kings 6:27

    He answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”

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  • Revelation 18:20

    Rejoice over her, O heaven, O saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.

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  • Psalms 68:1–3

    God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.

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  • Revelation 18:24–19:6

    And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.

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  • Lamentations 2:5

    The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah.

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  • Judges 5:31

    So may all your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.

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