New Living Translation
1 Samuel 28:15
15“Why have you disturbed me by calling me back?” Samuel asked Saul. “Because I am in deep trouble,” Saul replied. “The Philistines are at war with me, and God has left me and won’t reply by prophets or dreams. So I have called for you to tell me what to do.”
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
13“Don’t be afraid!” the king told her. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” she said. 14“What does he look like?” Saul asked. “He is an old man wrapped in a robe,” she replied. Saul realized it was Samuel, and he fell to the ground before him. “Why have you disturbed me by calling me back?” Samuel asked Saul. “Because I am in deep trouble,” Saul replied. “The Philistines are at war with me, and God has left me and won’t reply by prophets or dreams. So I have called for you to tell me what to do.” 16But Samuel replied, “Why ask me, since the Lord has left you and has become your enemy? 17The Lord has done just as he said he would. He has torn the kingdom from you and given it to your rival, David.
Read all of 1 Samuel 281 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 by wearing ordinary clothing instead of his royal robes. Then he went to the woman’s home at night, accompanied by two of his men. “I have to talk to a man who has died,” he said. “Will you call up his spirit for me?”
- Proverbs 5:11In the end you will groan in anguish when disease consumes your body.
- Proverbs 14:14Backsliders get what they deserve; good people receive their reward.
- Jeremiah 2:17And you have brought this upon yourselves by rebelling against the Lord your God, even though he was leading you on the way!
- 1 Samuel 28:4The Philistines set up their camp at Shunem, and Saul gathered all the army of Israel and camped at Gilboa.
- 1 Samuel 16:13So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah.
- 1 Samuel 18:12Saul was then afraid of David, for the Lord was with David and had turned away from Saul.
- Judges 16:20Then she cried out, “Samson! The Philistines have come to capture you!” When he woke up, he thought, “I will do as before and shake myself free.” But he didn’t realize the Lord had left him.
- Psalms 51:11Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
- Hosea 9:12Even if you do have children who grow up, I will take them from you. It will be a terrible day when I turn away and leave you alone.
- Matthew 25:41“Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons.
- 1 Samuel 28:6He asked the Lord what he should do, but the Lord refused to answer him, either by dreams or by sacred lots or by the prophets.
- 1 Samuel 23:2David asked the Lord, “Should I go and attack them?” “Yes, go and save Keilah,” the Lord told him.
- Luke 16:23and he went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance 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
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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
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