New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 28:6
61When Saul inquired of the Lord, 2the Lord did not answer him, either by 3dreams or by 4Urim or by prophets.
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
4So the Philistines gathered together and came and camped in Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel together and they camped in Gilboa. 5When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid and his heart trembled greatly. When Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by prophets. 7Then Saul said to his servants, “Seek for me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her.” And his servants said to him, “Behold, there is a woman who is a medium at En-dor.” 8Then Saul disguised himself by putting on other clothes, and went, he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night; and he said, “Conjure up for me, please, and bring up for me whom I shall name to you.”
Read all of 1 Samuel 281 Samuel 28:6 word by word
וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל שָׁאוּל֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א עָנָ֖הוּ יְהוָ֑ה גַּ֧ם בַּחֲלֹמ֛וֹת גַּ֥ם בָּאוּרִ֖ים גַּ֥ם בַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 28:6
- 1 Samuel 14:37Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You give them into the hand of Israel?” But He did not answer him on that day.
- 1 Chronicles 10:14and did not inquire of the Lord. Therefore He killed him and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.
- Proverbs 1:27When your dread comes like a storm And your calamity comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
- Lamentations 2:9Her gates have sunk into the ground, He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations; The law is no more. Also, her prophets find No vision from the Lord.
- Ezekiel 20:1Now in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and sat before me.
- John 9:31We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him.
- James 4:3You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
- Genesis 28:12He had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
- Genesis 46:2God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.”
- Numbers 12:6He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, shall make Myself known to him in a vision. I shall speak with him in a dream.
- Job 33:14Indeed God speaks once, Or twice, yet no one notices it.
- Jeremiah 23:28The prophet who has a dream may relate his dream, but let him who has My word speak My word in truth. What does straw have in common with grain?” declares the Lord.
- Matthew 1:20But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
- Exodus 28:20and the fourth row a beryl and an onyx and a jasper; they shall be set in gold filigree.
- Numbers 27:21Moreover, he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the Lord. At his command they shall go out and at his command they shall come in, both he and the sons of Israel with him, even all the congregation.”
- Deuteronomy 33:8Of Levi he said, “Let Your Thummim and Your Urim belong to Your godly man, Whom You proved at Massah, With whom You contended 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
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Notes
- 1. 1 Samuel 28:6 1 Chr 10:13, 14 ↩
- 2. 1 Samuel 28:6 1 Sam 14:37; Prov 1:24-31 ↩
- 3. 1 Samuel 28:6 Num 12:6; Joel 2:28 ↩
- 4. 1 Samuel 28:6 Ex 28:30; Num 27:21 ↩
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
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