1 Samuel 28:16

KJV

Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

— 1 Samuel 28:16, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 1 Samuel Chapter 28 connects to 8 cross-references. Samuel is dead and God does not answer Saul by dreams, Urim, or prophets regarding the Philistine threat; Saul in desperation seeks a medium at Endor despite his own ban on such practices. The woman calls up Samuel's spirit; Samuel's …

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Other Translations

ASV

And Samuel said, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing Jehovah is departed from thee, and is become thine adversary?

YLT

And Samuel saith, `And why dost thou ask me, and Jehovah hath turned aside from thee, and is thine enemy?

BBE

And Samuel said, Why do you put your questions to me, seeing that God has gone away from you and is on the side of him who is against you?

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