1 Samuel 28:16

1 Samuel 28:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Samuel said, "Why then do you ask me, since the Lord has turned from you and become your enemy?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Samuel said: “So why do you ask me, seeing the Lord has departed from you and has become your enemy?
• New Living Translation (NLT)But Samuel replied, “Why ask me, since the Lord has left you and has become your enemy?

Context of 1 Samuel 28:16

14“What does he look like?” he asked. “An old man wearing a robe is coming up,” she said. Then Saul knew it was Samuel, and he bowed down and prostrated himself with his face to the ground. 15Samuel 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.” Samuel said, “Why do you consult me, now that the Lord has departed from you and become your enemy? 17The Lord has done what he predicted through me. The Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hands and given it to one of your neighbors—to David. 18Because you did not obey the Lord or carry out his fierce wrath against the Amalekites, the Lord has done this to you today.

1 Samuel 28:16 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וְלָ֖מָּה תִּשְׁאָלֵ֑נִי וַיהוָ֛ה סָ֥ר מֵעָלֶ֖יךָ וַיְהִ֥י עָרֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• Wherefore then dost thou askשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• of me, seeing the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• is departedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
• from thee, and is become thine enemyעָר‛âr · enemyH6145

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 28:16

• Judges 5:31“So may all your enemies perish, Lord! But may all who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had peace forty years.
• 2 Kings 6:27The king replied, “If the Lord does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor? From the winepress?”
• Psalms 68:1May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.
• Revelation 18:20“Rejoice over her, you heavens! Rejoice, you people of God! Rejoice, apostles and prophets! For God has judged her with the judgment she imposed on you.”
• Revelation 19:1After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
• Lamentations 2:5The Lord is like an enemy; he has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for Daughter Judah.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 28:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Wherefore then dost thou ask of me - Was ever I wont to give answers that were not dictated by the Lord? It is his counsel alone that I communicate.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. 16Saul’s enemy was not David but the Lord himself.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 28:16

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

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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