1 Samuel 28:15

1 Samuel 28:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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 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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" Saul answered, "I am in great distress, for the Philistines are warring against me, and God has turned away from me and answers me no more, either by prophets or by dreams. Therefore I have summoned you to tell me what I shall do."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” And Saul answered, “I am deeply distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God has departed from me and 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.”

Context of 1 Samuel 28:15

13The king said to her, “Don’t be afraid! What have you seen?” The woman replied to Saul, “I have seen one like a god coming up from the ground!” 14He said to her, “What about his appearance?” She said, “An old man is coming up! He is wrapped in a robe!” Then Saul realized it was Samuel, and he bowed his face toward the ground and kneeled down. Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Saul replied, “I am terribly troubled! The Philistines are fighting against me and God has turned away from me. He does not answer me – not by the prophets nor by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what I should do.” 16Samuel said, “Why are you asking me, now that the Lord has turned away from you and has become your enemy? 17The Lord has done exactly as I prophesied! The Lord has torn the kingdom from your hand and has given it to your neighbor David!

1 Samuel 28:15 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל לָ֥מָּה הִרְגַּזְתַּ֖נִי לְהַעֲל֣וֹת אֹתִ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁ֠אוּל צַר־לִ֨י מְאֹ֜ד וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים׀ נִלְחָמִ֣ים בִּ֗י וֵֽאלֹהִ֞ים סָ֤ר מֵֽעָלַי֙ וְלֹֽא־עָנָ֣נִי ע֗וֹד גַּ֤ם בְּיַֽד־הַנְּבִיאִם֙ גַּם־בַּ֣חֲלֹמ֔וֹת וָאֶקְרָאֶ֣ה לְךָ֔ לְהוֹדִיעֵ֖נִי מָ֥ה אֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• Why hast thou disquietedרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
• me, to bring me upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• I am soreמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• distressedצָרַרtsârar · to constrainH6887
• for the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• make warלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• against me, and Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• is departedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493
• from me, and answerethעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• me no more, neither byיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
• prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• nor by dreamsחֲלוֹםchălôm chălôm · dreamH2472
• therefore I have calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• thee, that thou mayest make knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• unto me what I shall doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 28:15

• 1 Samuel 28:8So Saul disguised himself and put on other clothing and left, accompanied by two of his men. They came to the woman at night and said, “Use your ritual pit to conjure up for me the one I tell you.”
• Proverbs 5:11And at the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are wasted away.
• Proverbs 14:14The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.
• Jeremiah 2:17You have brought all this on yourself, Israel, by deserting the Lord your God when he was leading you along the right path.
• 1 Samuel 28:4The Philistines assembled; they came and camped at Shunem. Saul mustered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.
• 1 Samuel 16:13So Samuel took the horn full of olive oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers. The Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day onward. Then Samuel got up and went to Ramah.
• 1 Samuel 18:12So Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul.
• Judges 16:20She said, “The Philistines are here, Samson!” He woke up and thought, “I will do as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not realize that the Lord had left him.
• Psalms 51:11Do not reject me! Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me!
• Hosea 9:12Even if they raise their children, I will take away every last one of them. Woe to them! For I will turn away from them.
• Matthew 25:41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
• 1 Samuel 28:6So Saul inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him – not by dreams nor by Urim nor by the prophets.
• 1 Samuel 23:2So David asked the Lord, “Should I go and strike down these Philistines?” The Lord said to David, “Go, strike down the Philistines and deliver Keilah.”
• Luke 16:23And in hell, as he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far off with Lazarus at his side.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Why hast thou disquieted me - The complaint is not directed against the woman but against Saul. Indeed, her incantations had no influence in the business, and it does not appear that she had commenced her operations before the angels had prepared the way of the prophet, and before the prophet himself had made his appearance. That thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do - In his former difficulties, and when pressed by his enemies, he was in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-19Verses 7-19 When we go from the plain path of duty, every thing draws us further aside, and increases our perplexity and temptation. Saul desires the woman to bring one from the dead, with whom he wished to speak; this was expressly forbidden, De 18:11. All real or pretended witchcraft or conjuration, is a malicious or an ignorant attempt to gain knowledge or help from some creature, when it cannot be had from the Lord in the path of duty. While Samuel…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15God has turned away from me: The same Hebrew term appears in 1 Samuel 16:14 and Judges 16:20. no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams: Compare 1 Samuel 28:6.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 28:15

• Apostasy
• En-Dor
• Familiar Spirits
• Holy Spirit
• Necromancy
• Reprobacy
• Samuel
• Saul
• Sorcery
• Witchcraft

In the dictionaries

• God
• Philistines
• Samuel
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Along
• David
• Disquiet
• Divination

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