16And Samuel said, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine adversary?


In Context

13 And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what seest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I see a god coming up out of the earth.

14 And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a robe. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and did obeisance.

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

17 And the LORD hath wrought for himself, as he spake by me: and the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David.

18 Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD and didst not execute his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day.

1 Samuel 28:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

28:16Samuel said, "Why do you consult me, now that the Lord has turned away from you and become your enemy?

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:16Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:16And Samuel said: Why askest thou me, seeing the Lord has departed from thee, and is gone over to thy rival:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:16And Samuel said, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing Jehovah is departed from thee, and is become thine adversary?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:16And Samuel said, Why then dost thou inquire of me, seeing Jehovah is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:16Then said Samuel, Why then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD hath departed from thee, and hath become thy enemy?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:16Samuel said, |Why then do you ask of me, since Yahweh has departed from you and has become your adversary?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:16And Samuel saith, 'And why dost thou ask me, and Jehovah hath turned aside from thee, and is thine enemy?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:16Then said Samuel, Why then do you ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from you, and is become your enemy?