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


In Context

13 And the king saith to her, 'Do not fear; for what hast thou seen?' and the woman saith unto Saul, 'Gods I have seen coming up out of the earth.'

14 And he saith to her, 'What is his form?' and she saith, 'An aged man is coming up, and he is covered with an upper robe;' and Saul knoweth that he is Samuel, and boweth — face to thee earth — and doth obeisance.

15 And Samuel saith unto Saul, 'Why hast thou troubled me, to bring me up?' And Saul saith, 'I have great distress, and the Philistines are fighting against me, God hath turned aside from me, and hath not answered me any more, either by the hand of the prophets, or by dreams; and I call for thee to let me know what I do.'

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

17 And Jehovah doth for Himself as He hath spoken by my hand, and Jehovah rendeth the kingdom out of thy hand, and giveth it to thy neighbour — to David.

18 Because thou hast not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, nor didst the fierceness of His anger on Amalek — therefore this thing hath Jehovah done to 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 English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 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?