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1 Samuel 28:13-15
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 28:13-15
Lexham English Bible
13 The king said to her, “Do not be afraid! What do you see?” And the woman said to Saul, “I see a god[a] coming up from the ground!” 14 Then he said to her, “What is his appearance?” She said, “An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe.”[b] Then Saul realized that it was Samuel, and he knelt with his face to the ground and bowed down.
15 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” And Saul said, “I am in distress![c] For the Philistines are about to make war against me, but God has turned away from me, and he does not answer me any more, not by the prophets[d] or by the dreams. So I called to you to let me know what I should do.”
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- 1 Samuel 28:13 Or “a divine being”
- 1 Samuel 28:14 Literally “he is wrapping himself with a robe”
- 1 Samuel 28:15 Literally “Great distress is for me”
- 1 Samuel 28:15 Literally “by the hand of the prophets”
1 Samuel 28:13-15
New International Version
1 Samuel 28:13-15
New International Version
13 The king said to her, “Don’t be afraid. What do you see?”
The woman said, “I see a ghostly figure[a] coming up out of the earth.”(A)
14 “What does he look like?” he asked.
“An old man wearing a robe(B) 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(C) from me. He no longer answers(D) me, either by prophets or by dreams.(E) So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 28:13 Or see spirits; or see gods
1 Samuel 28:13-15
King James Version
1 Samuel 28:13-15
King James Version
13 And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
14 And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.
15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.
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