1 Samuel 28:6

1 Samuel 28:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Saul enquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
• New International Version (NIV)He inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams, or by Urim, or by prophets.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by the prophets.

Context of 1 Samuel 28:6

4The Philistines gathered together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa. 5When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and trembled violently. He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets. 7Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied. 8So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.”

1 Samuel 28:6 word by word

וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל שָׁאוּל֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א עָנָ֖הוּ יְהוָ֑ה גַּ֧ם בַּחֲלֹמ֛וֹת גַּ֥ם בָּאוּרִ֖ים גַּ֥ם בַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃Read the interlinear

• He inquiredשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• He inquiredשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• did notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• answer himעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• by dreamsחֲלוֹםchălôm chălôm · dreamH2472
• orגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• Urimאוּרִים'ûrîym · UrimH224
• prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 28:6

• 1 Samuel 14:37So Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.
• 1 Chronicles 10:14and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
• Proverbs 1:27when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
• Lamentations 2:9Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.
• Ezekiel 20:1In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.
• John 9:31We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
• James 4:3And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
• Genesis 28:12And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.
• Genesis 46:2And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.
• Numbers 12:6He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
• Job 33:14For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
• Jeremiah 23:28Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.
• Matthew 1:20But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
• Exodus 28:20and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.
• Numbers 27:21He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with him—the entire congregation—will go out and come in.”
• Deuteronomy 33:8Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The Lord answered him not - He used the three methods by which supernatural intelligence was ordinarily given: - Dreams. - The person prayed for instruction; and begged that God would answer by a significant dream. Urim. - This was a kind of oracular answer given to the high priest when clothed with the ephod, on which were the Urim and Thummim. How these communicated the answer, is not well known. 3. Prophets. - Who were requested by the party concerned…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6When Saul inquired of the Lord … - It is said 1 Chronicles 10:14 that one reason why the Lord killed Saul, and gave his kingdom to David, was because he inquired not of the Lord. The explanation of this apparent discrepancy is to be found in the fact that inquiring of the familiar spirit was positively antagonistic to inquiring of the Lord. That Saul received no answer - when he “inquired of the Lord” by dreams, which was an immediate revelation to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6did not answer him: Earlier, Saul had asked the Lord for guidance using sacred lots, but the results were unclear (1 Samuel 14:36–42). God's silence was a sign of his judgment (1 Samuel 14:37; Lamentations 2:9; Ezekiel 7:26; Amos 8:11–12; Micah 3:6–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61Sa 28:1-6. Achish's Confidence in David. 1. The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel--The death of Samuel, the general dissatisfaction with Saul, and the absence of David, instigated the cupidity of those restless enemies of Israel. Achish said to David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle--This was evidently to try him. Achish, however, seems to have thought he had gained the confidence…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 28:6

• Familiar Spirits
• Samuel
• Saul
• Urim and Thummim

In the dictionaries

• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Lord; the Lord
• Along
• David
• Disquiet
• Divination
• High priest
• Magic
• Warfare

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings