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1 Samuel 28:14-16
New King James Version
1 Samuel 28:14-16
New King James Version
14 So he said to her, “What is his form?”
And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is covered with (A)a mantle.” And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground and bowed down.
15 Now Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you (B)disturbed me by bringing me up?”
And Saul answered, “I am deeply distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and (C)God has departed from me and (D)does not answer me anymore, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may reveal to me what I should do.”
16 Then Samuel said: “So why do you ask me, seeing the Lord has departed from you and has become your enemy?
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1 Samuel 28:14-16
New International Version
1 Samuel 28:14-16
New International Version
14 “What does he look like?” he asked.
“An old man wearing a robe(A) is coming up,” she said.
Then Saul knew it was Samuel, and he bowed down and prostrated himself with his face to the ground.
15 Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?”
“I am in great distress,” Saul said. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has departed(B) from me. He no longer answers(C) me, either by prophets or by dreams.(D) So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”
16 Samuel said, “Why do you consult me, now that the Lord has departed from you and become your enemy?
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