1 Samuel 28:16

Then said Samuel, Wherefore, then, shouldst thou ask me,—when, Yahweh, hath turned away from thee, and hath come to be with thy neighbour?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15And Samuel said unto Saul, Wherefore hast thou disquieted me, by bringing me up? And Saul said—I am in sore distress, for, the Philistines, are making war against me, and, God, hath turned away from me, and answereth me no more—either by means of the prophets, or by dreams, therefore have I even called for thee, to let me know, what I am to do.

17Therefore hath Yahweh done for him, as he spake by me,—yea Yahweh hath rent the kingdom out of thy hand, and given it to a neighbour of thine—to David.

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Cross References

Judges 5:31So, perish all thine enemies, O Yahweh, But be, they who love him, as the going forth of the sun, in his might! And the land had rest forty years.

Psalms 68:1Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, Yea let them that hate him flee before him:

Lamentations 2:5My Lord hath become like a foe, hath swallowed up Israel, hath swallowed up all her castles, ruined his strongholds,—and hath caused to abound, in the daughter of Judah, lamentation and mourning.

Revelation 18:24And, in her, blood of prophets and saints, was found,—and of all who had been slain upon the earth.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 28:16-20

Saul's Death Foretold. ( b. c. 1055.) 15 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. 16 Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the Lord is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy? 17 And the Lord hath done to… Read the whole commentary →

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