1 Samuel 28:16 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And Samuel said, “Why then do you ask me, since the LORD has turned from you and become your enemy?

NIV: Samuel said, 'Why do you consult me, now that the LORD has departed from you and become your enemy?

NASB: Samuel said, 'But why ask me, since the Lord has abandoned you and has become your enemy?

CSB: Samuel answered, "Since the Lord has turned away from you and has become your enemy, why are you asking me?

NLT: But Samuel replied, 'Why ask me, since the Lord has left you and has become your enemy?

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

NKJV: Then Samuel said: “So why do you ask me, seeing the Lord has departed from you and has become your enemy?

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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